Glossary
Searchable terminology from accessibility, web standards, and related fields.
54 results found in Rehabilitation.
- Hand-Eye Coordination (Visuomotor Coordination, Eye-Hand Coordination)
- The ability of the visual system to coordinate information received through the eyes to control and guide hand movements in accomplishing tasks such as writing, catching a ball, or using a touchscreen…
- Knee Buckling (Knee giving way)
- A sudden loss of knee stability during weight-bearing in which the knee flexes involuntarily, often causing the person to stumble or fall. Knee buckling is commonly caused by quadriceps weakness, neur…
- Knee-Ankle-Foot Orthosis (KAFO)
- A lower-limb orthosis that spans the knee, ankle, and foot to provide weight-bearing support and prevent knee buckling or hyperextension in people with significant leg weakness or paralysis - commonly…
- Manual Muscle Testing (MMT, Muscle Strength Testing)
- Manual muscle testing (MMT) is a clinical assessment technique used by occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and other healthcare professionals to evaluate the strength of individual muscles or m…
- Motor Recovery (Motor Rehabilitation, Motor Function Recovery)
- The process of regaining voluntary movement control and physical function after neurological injury such as stroke, traumatic brain injury, or spinal cord damage. Motor recovery involves reorganizatio…
- Motor Skill (Motor Skills, Gross Motor Skill, Fine Motor Skill)
- A motor skill is a learned ability to produce a coordinated movement of muscles to achieve an outcome, ranging from gross-motor actions like walking, jumping, and balancing to fine-motor actions like …
- Multimodal Cueing
- Multimodal cueing is the simultaneous or selectable use of two or more sensory channels - typically visual, auditory, and somatosensory (vibrotactile) - to guide motor behaviour during rehabilitation …
- Myoelectric Control
- The use of electromyographic (EMG) signals from voluntary muscle contractions as control inputs for external devices, most commonly powered upper-limb prostheses but also exoskeletons, wheelchairs, an…
- Naming Practice (Confrontation Naming, Naming Therapy, Picture Naming)
- A speech-language therapy technique in which individuals with aphasia are shown pictures of familiar objects and asked to produce the corresponding word. Naming practice is one of the most common and …
- Neck Range of Motion (Cervical Range of Motion, Neck ROM)
- The extent to which a person can move their head and neck through three planes of rotation: flexion and extension (nodding forward and backward), axial rotation (turning left and right), and lateral b…
- Neural Prosthetics (Neuroprosthetics, Neural Prostheses)
- Devices that interface directly with the nervous system to restore or supplement lost sensory, motor, or cognitive functions. Neural prosthetics can be input devices (reading neural signals to control…
- Neurofeedback (EEG Biofeedback, Neurotherapy)
- Neurofeedback is a type of biofeedback that uses real-time monitoring of brain electrical activity (typically via EEG) to teach individuals to self-regulate their brain function. Users receive feedbac…
- Neuropsychological Assessment (Neuropsychological Testing, Cognitive Assessment)
- A systematic evaluation of cognitive, behavioural, and emotional functioning through standardised tests designed to measure specific brain-behaviour relationships. In the context of accessibility and …
- Occupational Therapist (OT, Occupational Therapy)
- An occupational therapist is a licensed healthcare professional who helps people participate in the 'occupations' of daily life — self-care, work, school, leisure, and community roles — through therap…
- Occupational Therapy Assessment (OT Assessment, OT Evaluation, Client Evaluation)
- Occupational therapy assessment is the systematic process by which an occupational therapist evaluates a client's physical capabilities, cognitive function, emotional state, and ability to perform dai…
- Orthotics (Orthosis, Orthoses, Orthotic Device)
- Externally applied devices used to modify the structural and functional characteristics of the neuromuscular and skeletal systems — including braces, splints, and supports for the spine, limbs, hands,…
- Pediatric Rehabilitation (Children's Rehabilitation, Paediatric Rehabilitation)
- A specialized area of rehabilitation medicine focused on children and adolescents with disabilities, developmental delays, or injuries. Unlike adult rehabilitation which typically aims to restore lost…
- Pursed-lip Breathing (PLB)
- A breathing technique in which the person inhales gently through the nose and exhales slowly through lightly pursed lips, with the exhalation lasting at least twice as long as the inhalation. The prol…
- Pusher Syndrome (Contraversive Pushing, Lateropulsion)
- A clinical disorder occurring in some stroke survivors in which the patient actively pushes their body weight away from the non-paralyzed (non-hemiparetic) side, leading to a severe loss of postural b…
- Range of Motion (ROM, Joint Mobility)
- The full movement potential of a joint, measured in degrees of a circle, from the starting position to maximum extension or flexion. Range of motion exercises are fundamental to physical rehabilitatio…