Mobility Technique

Question 1

Active Exercise

Answer 1

Joint movement activated by the person

Question 2

Atrophy

Answer 2

Decrease in size of a body structure

Question 3

Contractures

Answer 3

Permanently contracted state of a muscle

Question 4

Ergonomics

Answer 4

Practice of designing equipment and work tasks to conform to the capability of the worker and providing a means for adjusting the work environment and work practices to prevent injuries

Question 5

Flaccidity

Answer 5

Decreased muscle tone; synonym for hypotonicity

Question 6

Footdrop

Answer 6

complication resulting from extended plantar flexion

Question 7

Isokinetic Exercise

Answer 7

exercise involving muscle contractions with resistance varying at a constant rate

Question 8

Isometric Exercise

Answer 8

exercise in which muscle tension occurs without a significant change in muscle length

Question 9

Isotonic Exercise

Answer 9

movement in which muscles shorten (contract) and move

Question 10

Orthopedics

Answer 10

the correction or prevention of disorders of body structures used in locomotion

Question 11

Paralysis

Answer 11

absence of strength secondary to nervous impairment

Question 12

Paresis

Answer 12

impaired muscle strength or weakness

Question 13

Passive Exercise

Answer 13

manual or mechanical means of moving the joints

Question 14

Patient Care Ergonomics

Answer 14

practice of designing equipment and work tasks to conform to the capability of the worker in relation to patient care

Question 15

Range of Motion

Answer 15

complete extent of movement of which a joint is normally capable

Question 16

Spasticity

Answer 16

increased muscle tone

Question 17

Tonus

Answer 17

normal, partially steady state of muscle contraction