Assistive Devices, Ambulation Flashcards

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Act of walking or being able to walk

A

Ambulation

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A piece of equipment (e.g., a crutch, cane, or walker) used to provide support or stability for a person when he or she is walking

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Assistive Device

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Wooden or metal crutches, adjustable or nonadjustable, that fit under a person’s upper arms and into the axilla and have a handpiece to grasp

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Axillary Crutches

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A cane with three or four feet that forms a wider base of support than the single crutch tip; also referred to as a crab, three- or four-footed, or hemi cane

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Quad Cane

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Wooden or metal crutches with a full or half cuff that fits over a person’s forearms and that have a handpiece to grasp; also known as Lofstrand or Canadian crutches

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Forearm Crutches

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The repetitive, alternate, reciprocal forward movement of an assistive device (e.g., a crutch or cane) and a person’s opposite lower extremity

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Four-point gait

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Activities identified by an individual as essential to support the person’s physical and psychological well-being and to create a personal sense of well-be

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Functional activities

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An object or apparatus that immobilizes or prevents motion, such as a cast or brace

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Immobilizer

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Adjustable or nonadjustable wooden or metal bars that are horizontal and parallel to each other and attached to vertical uprights to provide a stable, nonmobile support for a person who requires an assistive device

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Parallel bars

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Wooden or metal crutches with an adjustable or nonadjustable platform for a person’s forearm to rest on and aid in weight bearing

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Platform attachment

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One lower extremity is full weight bearing, and the opposite lower extremity is PWB; the patient uses bilateral canes, crutches, or a walker to partially support body weight as he or she bears weight on the PWB lower extremity; the full weight-bearing lower extremity advances independently, and the assistive devices and PWB lower extremity advance simultaneously

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Three-one–point gait (partial weight bearing [PWB])

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One lower extremity is full weight bearing, and the opposite lower extremity is non–weight bearing; the patient uses bilateral crutches or a walker to support his or her weight when the weight-bearing lower extremity adva

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Three-point gait (non–weight bearing [NWB])

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13
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The use of three points as supports, such as a cane or crutch tips and a person’s feet, with the tips in front of and to the side of the person’s feet to form a base of support when the person stands

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Tripod position

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The repetitive, simultaneous, reciprocal forward movement of an assistive device (e.g., a crutch or cane) and a person’s opposite lower extremity

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Two-point gait

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An assistive device that usually has four contacts that are placed on the floor and a frame to support the patient’s weight and provide stability during ambulation

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Walker

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16
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Gait phase where a lower extremity is in contact with the floor or other surface

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Stance phase

17
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Gait phase where a lower extremity is not in contact with the floor

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Swing phase

18
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Primary upper extremity involved in supporting the body’s weight

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Scapular stabilizers
Shoulder depressors, flexors, extensors
Elbow flexors, extensors
Finger Flexors

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Primary lower extremity involved in supporting the body’s weight

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Hip extensors, abductors
Knee flexors (Hip extensors in stance phase) , extensors
Plantar Flexors

20
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Parallel bar angle of elbow flexion and width of the bars

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20-30 degrees; 2-4 inches between the patient’s hips

21
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The metal bar on a door that disengages the door latch when it is pushed

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Crash bar

22
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The ability to move from one place to another

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Locomotion

23
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The act of propelling; movement of a wheelchair by the person in the chair or by another person

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Propulsion