Prosthetic Intro
An artificial limb designed to serve a function.
What is a Prosthetic?
Movement that describes kicking a ball.
What is Extension?
movement plus location
What is Action?
Moving towards the body midline
What is Adduction?
Work with patients to improve their movement and manage their pain. Use a variety of techniques to help their patients, including hands-on therapy, strengthening and stretching exercises, electrical stimulation, ultrasound, ice/heat, and more.
What is a Physical Therapist?
Thumbs facing the midline of the body.
What is Pronation?
The ability to touch the thumb to fingertip
What is Opposable?
Moving away from the midline.
What is Abduction?
A healthcare worker whose job is to make prosthetics
What is a Prosthetist?
Responsible for flexion of the elbow.
What is Biceps Brachii?
Their role is to treat injured, ill, or disabled patients through the therapeutic use of everyday activities. They help these patients develop, recover, improve, as well as maintain the skills needed for daily living and working.
What is an Occupational Therapist?
Thumb facing away from the midline.
What is Supination?
integral in both hospital and outpatient care for all individuals with amputations. Care for injuries, administer medications, conduct frequent medical examinations, record detailed medical histories, monitor heart rate and blood pressure, perform diagnostic tests, operate medical equipment, draw blood, and admit/discharge patients according to physician orders.
What is Nursing?
Where the Humerus meets the Scapula.
What is the Glenohumeral joint
Bone that helps to protect the ribs and lungs.
What is Clavicle?
arm adduction, raises arm. Also, connects the shoulder to the upper arm
What is Deltiod?
Structural changes present at birth that can affect almost any part or parts of the body. They may affect how the body looks, works, or both.
What is a Birth Defect?
Muscle that extends the fingers
What is the Extensor digitorum?
specialize in the musculoskeletal system - the bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, and muscles that are so essential to movement and everyday life.
What is an Orthopedic surgeon?
Bone on the pinky side when arm is in the supine position.
What is Ulna?
Origin on the humerus at the elbow and insertion on the metacarpals. Responsible for flexion, and abduction of the wrist.
What is Flexor carpi radialis?