📚 Glossary Content
Atrophy
Scant or null capacity for recovery.
Activities of Daily Living - ADL
Activities of daily living are the basic routine tasks that most healthy
people can perform without assistance.
Examples include eating, dressing, bathing, going to the bathroom,
among others.
The ability to perform ADL is an essential indicator of a person's
functional status.
Cerebellum
Part of the central nervous system located below and behind the
cerebrum and above the medulla oblongata and the pons.
Its function is to maintain balance and coordination.
Cyanosis
Bluish discoloration of the skin, lips, and nail beds due to insufficient
oxygen in the blood, which appears when the hemoglobin present in the
capillaries is \geq 5 \text{ g} per 100 \text{ ml} or more.
Postural Control
It is the human body's capacity to maintain a correct alignment of the
center of gravity in its bodily axis, observing that all joints and parts of
the body work correctly and globally, coordinating muscular tensions to
compensate for the posture and eliminate postural imbalance.
Chorea
Group of alterations characterized by rapid and brief involuntary
movements of the limbs, face, trunk, and head.
Disability
These are long-term physical, mental, intellectual, or sensory
impairments which, in interaction with various barriers, may hinder the
full and effective participation of those people in society on an equal
basis with others.
, Dystrophy
Alteration caused by deficient nutrition or by injuries to the pituitary
gland and/or the cerebrum.
Edema
Swelling caused by the accumulation of excess fluid in the body's
tissues.
Degrees:
Slight depression without visible distortion.
Depression of up to 4\text{ mm}.
Depression of up to 6\text{ mm}.
Depression of up to 1\text{ cm}.
Balance
A condition in which all forces cancel each other out, resulting in a
stable system.
State of bodily stability produced by the harmonious functional
performance of its parts.
Spasticity
Increase in the tone or stiffness of a muscle.
To Facilitate
To make easier or less difficult; to help an action, process, etc.
advance.
To direct or moderate (an execution, a workshop, etc.), especially as a
person capable of doing so or of helping a person's progress.
Flaccidity/Laxity
It is the loss of firmness and tonicity of the skin or subcutaneous
tissues, due to a decrease in the production and quality of structural
fibers such as collagen, elastin, and hyaluronic acid.
Hidrosis
Excessive perspiration.
Hypertonia
Atrophy
Scant or null capacity for recovery.
Activities of Daily Living - ADL
Activities of daily living are the basic routine tasks that most healthy
people can perform without assistance.
Examples include eating, dressing, bathing, going to the bathroom,
among others.
The ability to perform ADL is an essential indicator of a person's
functional status.
Cerebellum
Part of the central nervous system located below and behind the
cerebrum and above the medulla oblongata and the pons.
Its function is to maintain balance and coordination.
Cyanosis
Bluish discoloration of the skin, lips, and nail beds due to insufficient
oxygen in the blood, which appears when the hemoglobin present in the
capillaries is \geq 5 \text{ g} per 100 \text{ ml} or more.
Postural Control
It is the human body's capacity to maintain a correct alignment of the
center of gravity in its bodily axis, observing that all joints and parts of
the body work correctly and globally, coordinating muscular tensions to
compensate for the posture and eliminate postural imbalance.
Chorea
Group of alterations characterized by rapid and brief involuntary
movements of the limbs, face, trunk, and head.
Disability
These are long-term physical, mental, intellectual, or sensory
impairments which, in interaction with various barriers, may hinder the
full and effective participation of those people in society on an equal
basis with others.
, Dystrophy
Alteration caused by deficient nutrition or by injuries to the pituitary
gland and/or the cerebrum.
Edema
Swelling caused by the accumulation of excess fluid in the body's
tissues.
Degrees:
Slight depression without visible distortion.
Depression of up to 4\text{ mm}.
Depression of up to 6\text{ mm}.
Depression of up to 1\text{ cm}.
Balance
A condition in which all forces cancel each other out, resulting in a
stable system.
State of bodily stability produced by the harmonious functional
performance of its parts.
Spasticity
Increase in the tone or stiffness of a muscle.
To Facilitate
To make easier or less difficult; to help an action, process, etc.
advance.
To direct or moderate (an execution, a workshop, etc.), especially as a
person capable of doing so or of helping a person's progress.
Flaccidity/Laxity
It is the loss of firmness and tonicity of the skin or subcutaneous
tissues, due to a decrease in the production and quality of structural
fibers such as collagen, elastin, and hyaluronic acid.
Hidrosis
Excessive perspiration.
Hypertonia
