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Medicina: Ortopedia: Riabilitazione Lesioni Traumatiche della Tibio-Tarsica
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| weightbearing |
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| Attestation |
3
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| Part of speech |
Noun
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| Grammatical label |
Uncountable
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| Variant |
Weight Bearing, Weight-bearing
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| Definition |
The physical state of supporting an applied load. This often refers to the weight-bearing bones or joints that support the body´s weight, especially those in the spine, hip, knee, and foot.
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| Definition source |
http://www.graylab.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?weight-bearing
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| Context |
It is essential, physically and mentally, that during the rehabilitative period the athlete remain active in some form of alternative activity. Athletes with injuries that preclude weightbearing or impact (stress fractures, plantar fascitis, ankle sprain) should be encouraged to cycle or train in the water.
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| Context source |
Losito & O´Neil, 1997.
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| Subject field |
Ankle Rehabilitation
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| Sub-field (level 1) |
Therapy
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| Sub-field (level 2) |
Non-surgical treatment
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| Related concept |
Proprioception
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| Associative relation |
Kinesitherapy
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| it |
Carico
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| Reliability code |
3
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