| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Facilitation | A means of helping to achieve a desired movement, often used to help promote normal movement |
| Hypermobility | A connective tissue condition that results in increased range of movement |
| Inflammation | Classic signs of inflammation are heat, pain, redness, swelling and loss of function. This is an important and normal part of healing. |
| Lordosis | Increase in the curve of the lower back |
| Low Tone | Floppiness in the muscles |
| Lower Limbs | Legs |
| Medial Arch | The instep of the foot |
| Midline | The centre of your body (a line drawn straight down though your nose and tummy button). |
| Mobilisation | Specific movements, often influencing the small joints of the spine, in order to free up stiff or malaligned joints that cause pain |
| Muscle Tone | How floppy or stiff your muscles are |
| Osgood Schlatters | A common cause of knee pain often affecting young active/sporty teenagers |
| Passive Movement | Someone else moves a part of your body |
| Posterior | Behind |
| Postural Drainage | The use of postitioning to treat chest conditions |
| Postural Management | Keeping an eye on how children grow |
| Posture | The position your body is in |
| Prone | Lying on your tummy |
| Range of Movement | The amount a joint can move |
| Rotation | Turning one part of the body on another |
| Scolosis | When the spine has an 'S' shaped curve and is also twisted |
| Side flexion | Bending to the side |
| Standing Frame | Equipment to help weight bearing at the hips |
| Supine | Lying on your back |
| Sway Back | One kind of poor standing posture |
| TA's | Heel Cord |
| Trunk | The torso - body |
| Upper Limbs | Arms |
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