Posture - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: postureCerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy, means a group of non-progressive conditions of a person characterised by abnormal motor control posture resulting from brain insult or injuries occurring in the pre-natal, peri-natal or infant period of development. [Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 (1 of 1996), s. 2 (e)-means a group of non-progressive conditions of a person characterised by abnormal motor control posture resulting from brain insult or injuries occurring in the pre-natal peri-natal or infant period of development. National Trust for Welfare of persons with Autism Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999 (44 of 1999), s. 2(c)...
Movement
The act of moving in space change of place or posture motion as the movement of an army in marching or maneuvering the movement of a wheel or a machine...
Sitz bath
A tub in which one bathes in a sitting posture also a bath so taken a hip bath...
Recumbent
Leaning reclining lying as the recumbent posture of the Romans at their meals Hence figuratively Resting inactive idle...
Posture
The position of the body the situation or disposition of the several parts of the body with respect to each other or for a particular purpose especially Fine Arts the position of a figure with regard to the several principal members by which action is expressed attitude...
Postural
Of or pertaining to posture...
Positure
See Posture...
parkinsonism
A degenerative nervous disorder occurring mostly in persons older than 60 years characterized in advanced stages by rhythmic muscular tremors especially in the hands and by rigidity of movement a drooping posture slow speech and a masklike facial expression the term designates a set of symptoms and the underlying disease causing these symptoms is most commonly Parkinsons disease Parkinsonism results from a deficiency in the neurotransmitter dopamine caused by degeneration of the cells producing that agent It can be mitigated by chemotherapy with agents such as levodopa 3 hydroxy L tyrosine...
VerbarOrthopnoeliga
Specifically a morbid condition in which respiration can be performed only in an erect posture by extension any difficulty of breathing...
Offensive
The state or posture of one who offends or makes attack aggressive attitude the act of the attacking party opposed to defensive...
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