Motion
AROM
Active Range of Motion: is a patient performing an exercise by themselves.
ADL
Activities of Daily Living: eating, dressing, getting into and out of bed, taking a bath.
A/P
Anterior Posterior: anterior means the front part of you body; posterior means towards your back.
LB
Lower Body: the part of the body that includes the leg, ankle, and foot.
Appt.
Appointment: employee attends in order to seek treatment from a qualified medical/health practitioner registered with the appropriate government authority.
AAROM
Active Assisted Range of Motion: when you build up flexibility or strength in a particular body part.
WNL
Within Normal Limits: examine our patients and listen to their concerns.
ANT
Anterior: the front of a structure or a structure found toward the front of the body.
LBP
Lower Back Pain: a common disorder involving the muscles, nerves, and bones in the back, in between the lower edge of the ribs.
AD
Assistive Device: A tool that helps a person with a disability to do a certain task.
ADD/ABD
Adduction/Abduction: adduction refers to moving your limbs closer to the bodys midline. abduction refers to moving your limbs(arms, legs, or fingers) are moved away from your bodys midline.
WBAT
Weight Bearing as Tolerated: allows the patient to self limit their weight bearing up to full body weight.
B
Bilateral: affecting both the right and left sides of the body.
LE
Lower extremity: lower part of the body including legs, ankle, and foot.
Ionto
Iontophoresis: the process of passing a weak electrical current through the skin.
Inv
Inversion: reversal of position, order, or form
As tol
As tolerated: used to indicate that a patient can only do as much as they can handle.
Inf.
Inferior: below or away from the head.
AKA
Above Knee Amputation: surgical procedure performed to remove the lower limb at or above the knee joint when that limb has been severely damaged via trauma, disease, or congenital defect.
Isom
Isometric: pertaining to a muscle under tension without contraction or change in length.
IR
Internal Rotation: rotating a joint toward the midline
Amb
Ambulation: the ability to walk without the need for any kind of assistance.
ACJ
Acromioclavicular Joint: a joint in the shoulder where two bones meet.