Across
- 2. when the OT instructs the patient to put as much weight as they can tolerate on the affected limb
- 4. motor vehicle accident
- 7. this is how all goals should be written
- 9. the first part of the OT process
- 10. blood clot
- 11. progressive nervous system disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, causing loss of muscle control
- 13. one of the strong bands of tissue that help connect your thigh bone (femur) to your shinbone (tibia)
- 14. another name for ALS
- 15. is an irregular and often very rapid heart rhythm
Down
- 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
- 3. manual muscle testing
- 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.
- 6. fast heart beat
- 8. a patient uses this for foot drop when they have limited dorsiflexion
- 12. when another person moves the patient's extremity through the movement