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Active exercise
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Joint movement activated by the person
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Ankylosis
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Fixation or immobilization of a joint
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Atrophy
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Decrease in the size of a body structure
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Body mechanics
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Efficient use of the body as a machine and as a means of locomotion
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Cartilage
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Nonvascular connective tissue found in the joints as well as in the nose, ear, thorax, trachea, and larynx
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Contractures
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Permanently contracted state of a muscle
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Dangling
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Position in which the person sits on the edge of the bed with legs and feet dangling over the side of the bed
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Exercise
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Active exertion of muscles involving the contraction and relaxation of muscle groups
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Flaccidity
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Decreased muscle tone; synonym for hypotonicity
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Footdrop
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Complication resulting from extended plantar flexion
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Isokinetic exercise
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Exercise involving muscle contractions with resistance varying at a constant rate
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Isometric exercise
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Exercise in which muscle tension occurs without a significant change in muscle length
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Isotonic exercise
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Muscle shortening and active movement.
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Ligaments
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Tough fibrous bands that bind joints together and connect bones and cartilage
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Neurons
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Nerve cells that conduct impulses from one part of the body to another
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