non-weightbearing
Off your feet
Non-weightbearing describes a medical restriction where a limb—usually a leg or foot—must not support any body weight during healing.
Doctors prescribe non-weightbearing status after fractures, surgeries, or severe injuries to prevent further damage and allow proper recovery.
Patients typically use crutches, a wheelchair, or a knee scooter to get around.
She was non-weightbearing for six weeks after her ankle surgery.
The restriction may gradually ease to partial weightbearing as healing progresses.
Mobility aids for injured
- wheelchairSeated conveyance for mobility-impaired
- immobilizationPreventing movement entirely
- castPerformers, throw, or splint
- fractureSplit in hard material
recovery · rehabilitation · orthopedic · post-surgical · healing · splint · injury · rest
Locomotion through water
- aquaticWater-inhabiting
- poolCollective fund or basin
- hydrotherapyWater-based medical treatment
- seatedIn a chair
recumbent · flotation · buoyancy · low-impact · modified · adaptive · stretching · flexibility
crutches
Mobility aids for injured
- wheelchairSeated conveyance for mobility-impaired
- immobilizationPreventing movement entirely
- castPerformers, throw, or splint
fracture · recovery · rehabilitation · orthopedic · post-surgical · healing · splint · injury · rest · elevation
swimming
Locomotion through water
- aquaticWater-inhabiting
- poolCollective fund or basin
- hydrotherapyWater-based medical treatment
seated · recumbent · flotation · buoyancy · low-impact · modified · adaptive · stretching · flexibility · core
non-weightbearingweightbearing
Carrying imposed mass
weight-bearing · load-bearing · FWB · standing · ambulatory
non, weight, bearing, weigh, weighs, weighed, weighing, weightless, weightlessness