Across
- 4. therapy: treatment that focuses on helping people with a physical, sensory, or cognitive disability be as independent as possible in all areas of their lives.
- 5. Study of human movement
- 7. the degree of tension normally present in the resting state of a muscle
- 9. a person’s ability to sense the position and location and orientation and movement of the body and its parts
- 11. In the knee you have medial ____ and lateral ____ ligaments
- 13. a speech sound produced without occluding, diverting, or obstructing the flow of air from the lungs.
- 15. aid something you look at that is used to make something easier to understand (e.g. a chart).
- 16. an abbreviation for everyday self-care tasks that a person performs each day.
- 18. difficulty expressing themselves through speech, writing or gesture.
- 20. a healthcare profession that assesses, diagnoses, treats, and works to prevent disease and disability through physical means
- 21. Pathologist a type of health professional who studies, diagnoses and treats people with communication disorders, including people who have difficulties with speaking, listening, and understanding language.
- 23. a method of producing images of the inside of the body by using a machine that produces sound waves which are too high to be heard
- 24. branch of medicine dealing with children and their diseases.
Down
- 1. an impairment of language, affecting the production or comprehension of speech and the ability to read or write.
- 2. a movement of a limb toward midline or the centre of the body
- 3. An impairment of the cerebellum which affects a person's ability to perform rapid and alternating movements
- 6. tissue generic term for muscle, fat, fibrous tissue, blood vessels, or other supporting tissue matrix
- 8. the branch of medicine dealing with the correction of deformities of bones or muscles.
- 10. a situation where two or more people work together to create or achieve the same thing.
- 12. the formation of clear and distinct sounds in speech.
- 14. technology any item, piece of equipment, software program, or product system that is designed to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of a person.
- 17. Aka the cervical spine
- 19. slowness of movement (can be evident in clients with Parkinson's disease)
- 22. the way in which your body is positioned when you are sitting or standing
