Medical terminology 5

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Across
  1. 2. when the OT instructs the patient to put as much weight as they can tolerate on the affected limb
  2. 4. motor vehicle accident
  3. 7. this is how all goals should be written
  4. 9. the first part of the OT process
  5. 10. blood clot
  6. 11. progressive nervous system disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, causing loss of muscle control
  7. 13. one of the strong bands of tissue that help connect your thigh bone (femur) to your shinbone (tibia)
  8. 14. another name for ALS
  9. 15. is an irregular and often very rapid heart rhythm
Down
  1. 1. a progressive disorder that affects the nervous system and the parts of the body controlled by the nerves. Symptoms start slowly. The first symptom may be a barely noticeable tremor in just one hand. Tremors are common
  2. 3. manual muscle testing
  3. 5. weakness and rapid fatigue of any of the muscles under your voluntary control. It's caused by a breakdown in the normal communication between nerves and muscles.
  4. 6. fast heart beat
  5. 8. a patient uses this for foot drop when they have limited dorsiflexion
  6. 12. when another person moves the patient's extremity through the movement