| A | B |
|---|
| Ambulation | ability to walk |
| Arthritis | inflammation of a joint |
| Atrophy | wasting away of muscle tissue leading to weakness |
| Contracture | shortening of muscles and tendons, which causes deformity of joint and a decrease in joint motion and muscle wasting |
| Edema | swelling due to an accumulation of watery fluid in the tissue |
| Hemiplegia | loss of sensation or movement in one side of the body |
| Paralyzed | absence of movement or sensation |
| Paraplegia | paralysis of legs |
| Quadriplegia | paralysis of arms & legs |
| Diversionary | to draw attention to something else or to amuse |
| Rehabilitation | restoring of an ill or injured resident so he/she will be able to help himself/herself to live at his/her highest potential |
