BODY MECHANICS
Correct positioning of body parts
🧍 Body Alignment
Joint movement ability
📐 Range of Motion (ROM)
🚶 Ambulation
Walking
Lying on the back
⬆️ Supine
Move from one surface to another
🔁 Transfer
Feet or body area that provides balance
🦶 Base of Support
Bending a joint
⬆️ Flexion
Supporting body weight
⚖️ Weight-Bearing
Lying on the stomach
⬇️ Prone
Equipment needed when 2 person assist is not safe
🛠️ Mechanical Lift
Safe way to move and lift
🏋️ Body Mechanics
Toward the body
↘️ Adduction
Loss of strength from inactivity
📉 Deconditioning
Lying on the side
↔️ Lateral
BP drop when changing position
📉 Orthostatic/Postural Hypotension
Raising or moving a person higher in bed
👐 Boost/Boosting
Palm facing up
⬆️ Supination
Muscle wasting or shrinking
💪 Muscle Atrophy
Turning body as one unit
🔄 Log-Rolling
Fainting
😵 Syncope
⬆️ Fowler’s Position
Client supine, with head of bed raised
⤴️ Hyperextension
Straightening beyond the normal range
🦴 Contracture
Permanent joint stiffness (joint no longer straightens)
🛌 Sims
Left side-lying, semi-prone
🧠 Stroke (CVA)
Interrupted blood flow to brain