Ch 19 Key Terms
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Activities of daily living (ADL) | Everyday tasks such as dressing and bathing. The objective of workers in the field of rehabilitation is to help people develop or recover as many of the abilities for the things you need to be able to do each day as possible |
| Audiometer | An instrument for gauging and recording acuity of hearing |
| Cerebral Palsy | A disability resulting from damage to the brain and characterized by muscle incoordination and speech disturbances, or a group of systems or a condition characterized by various problems such as mental retardation, epilepsy, and motor impairment |
| Cleft Palate | A congenital fissure (opening) of the roof of the mouth |
| Cochlear Implants | A type of hearing aid that amplifies sound |
| Electrotherapy | Treatment of diseases by means of electricity |
| Mobility | The quality of being able to move |
| Tinnitus | A ringing or similar sensation of sound in the ears |
| American Sign Language | A visual gesture form of communication, having its own semantic and syntactic structure, used by deaf people in the U.S. and English-speaking parts of Canada |
| Audiogram | The graphic record produced by an audiometer |
| Cane | A stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick |
| Contracture | A shortening or distortion of muscular or connective tissue due to spasm, scar, or paralysis of the antagonist of the contracting muscle |
| Crutches | A staff or support to assist a lame or infirm person in walking, now usually withha crosspiece at one end to fit under the armpit |
| Decibel | A unit used to express the intenisty of a sound wave, equal to 20 times the common logarithm of the ratio of the pressure produced by the sound wave to a reference pressure, usually 0.0002 microbar |
| Transfer (gait) belt | A moving device to move a patient from one location to another |
| Otoscope | An instrument for examining the external canal and tympanic membrane of the ear |
| Range-of-motion (ROM) exercises | help to maintain muscle toe and joint flexibility. They also prevent contractures (permanent shortening of muscles due to lack of use) |
| Active range of motion | The client is able to move the extremities (limbs) without assistance |
| Passive range of motion | The client is unable to move the limbs. Therefore, the health care worker moves the extremities for the client |
| Walker | A similar device, usually a waist-high four-legged framework of lightweight metal, for use by a weak or disabled person as a support while moving on legs |
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