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Independently moves joints through their full range of motion

fixation or immobilization of a joint

decrease in the size of a body structure

Is hard nonvascular connective tissue found in joints as well as in nose, ear, thorax, trachea, and larynx

permanent contraction of a muscle

position in which the person sits on the edge of the bed with legs and feet dangling over the side of the bed

active exertion of muscles involving the contraction and relaxation of muscle groups

decreased muscle tone; synonym for hypotonicity

complication resulting from extended plantar flexion

Involves muscle contractions with resistance

exercise in which muscle tension occurs without a significant change in muscle length

• Involves muscle shortening and active movement
• (2) exercise in which muscles shorten (contract) and move

tough fibrous bands that bind joints together and connect bones and cartilage

condition resulting in muscle wasting and decreased physical energy for movement and work (eg, anorexia nervosa and certain cancers)

Conduct impulses from one part of the body to another

the correction or prevention of disorders of body structures used in locomotion

condition characterized by loss of calcium from bone tissue

The absence of strength secondary to nervous impairment

impaired muscle strength or weakness

manual or mechanical means of moving the joints, when the patient is uable to move independently and the nurse moves each joint through its range of motion

complete extent of movement of which a joint is normally capable

increased muscle tone that interferes with movement, is also caused by neurologic impairments

strong, flexible, inelastic fibrous bands that attach muscle to bone

The term used to describe the state of slight contraction-the usual state of skeletal muscles