front 1 Base of support | back 1 the area on which an object rests |
front 2 body alignment (posture) | back 2 the way the head, trunk, arms, and legs align with one another |
front 3 body mechanics | back 3 using the body in an efficient and careful way |
front 4 dorsal recumbent position | back 4 the back-lying or supine position |
front 5 ergonomics - ergo (work), nomos (law) | back 5 the science of designing a job to fit the worker |
front 6 fowler's position | back 6 a semi-sitting position; the head of the bed is raised between 45-60 degrees |
front 7 lateral position (side-lying position) | back 7 the person lies on 1 side or the other |
front 8 musculo-skeletal disorders (MSDs) | back 8 injuries and disorders of the muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, and cartilage |
front 9 Prone position | back 9 the person lies on the abdomen with the head turned to 1 side |
front 10 Sims' position (semi-prone side position) | back 10 a left side-lying position in which the upper leg (right leg) is sharply flexed so it is not on the lower leg (left leg) and the lower arm (left arm( is behind the person |
front 11 Bed mobility | back 11 how a person moves to and form lying position, turns from side to side, and re-positions in a bed or other sleeping furniture |
front 12 friction | back 12 the rubbing of 1 surface against another |
front 13 shearing | back 13 when the skin sticks to a surface while muscles slide in the direction the body is moving |
front 14 logrolling | back 14 turning the person as a unit, in alignment, with 1 motion |
front 15 Lateral transfer | back 15 when a person moves between 2 horizontal surfaces |
front 16 pivot | back 16 to turn one's body from a set standing position |
front 17 transfer | back 17 how a person moves to and from a surface |
front 18 supine position | back 18 the back-lying or dorsal recumbent position |