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ABDUCTION
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RAISE ARM TO SIDE TO POSITION ABOVE HEAD WITH PALM AWAY FROM HEAD.
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ADDUCTION
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LOWER ARM SIDEWAYS AND ACROSS BODY AS FAR AS POSSIBLE
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ALIGNMENT
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RELATIONSHIP OF VARIOUS BODY PARTS TO EACH OTHER.
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BASE OF SUPPORT
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A STANCE WITH FEET SLIGHTLY APART.
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BODY MECHANICS
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FIELD OF PHYSIOLOGY THAT STUDIES MUSCULAR ACTIONS AND THE FUNCTIONS OF MUSCLES IN MAINTAINING THE POSTURE OF THE BODY
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COMPARTMENT SYNDROME
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HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE EXTENSIVE TISSUE DAMAGE,
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CONTRACTURE
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AN ABNORMAL SHORTENING OF A MUSCLE
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DORSAL (SUPINE)
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LYING FLAT ON THE BACK |
DORSAL RECUMBENT
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SUSPINE POSITION WITH PT LYING ON BACK, HEAD, AND SHOULDER WITH EXTREMITIES MODERATLY FLEXED, LEGS ARE SOMETIMES EXTENDED. |
DORSIFLEXION
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MOVE FOOT SO THAT TOES ARE POINTED UPWARD. |
EXTENSION
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RETURN HEAD TO ERECT POSITION
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FLEXION
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BRING CHIN TO REST ON CHIN
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FOWLER'S
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POSTURE WHERE HEAD OF BED IS RAISED 45 TO 60 DEGREES.
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GENUPECTORAL
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PT KNEELS SO THAT WEIGHT OF BODY IS SUPPORTED BY THE KNEES AND CHEST WITH ABDOMINEN RAISED, HEAD TURNED TO ONE SIDE AND ARMS FLEXED.
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HYPEREXTENSION
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POSITION OF MAXIMUM EXTENSION: EXTREME OR ABNORMAL STRETCHING.
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