Assistive Devices

the optimal placement of body parts so that bones and muscles are used efficiently

• Body chemistry

• Body alignment

• Body mechanics

• Body by Jake

Preventing contractures, atony, and atrophy of muscles are the

• Thing to do

• work benefits

• Benefits of exercise

Ambulation requires an action

called

• double dutch

• double track

• double pendulum

• double ambulation

____________are useful for

maintaining balance

• Walkers

• Canes

• Crutches

• wheelchair

___________are used for short-term conditions, such as a sprained ankle or broken leg

• crutches

• canes

• walkers

• wheelchair

________________are used after surgery or by the elderly to assist with balance

and stability

• canes

• crutches

• walker

• wheelchair

__________________allow the patient’s weight to be more evenly distributed.

• walker

• cane

• cruthes wheelchair

_________________ are chosen depending on preferred grip

and balancing ability

• crutches

• canes

• walkers

• wheelchair

_______________are used when patients need to keep weight

off their legs or feet

There

• canes

• walkers

• crutches

Which gait is used when there should be no

weight bearing on the affected or injured leg?

• Two point gait

• three point gait

• four point gait