physical impairments
Functional body restrictions
Physical impairments are conditions that limit the body's movement, sensation, or function.
The term covers a wide range: paralysis, limb loss, chronic pain, sensory deficits like blindness or deafness, and diseases affecting mobility or coordination.
In legal and institutional contexts, physical impairments often trigger accommodations under disability law: The building was retrofitted for employees with physical impairments.
- blindnessAbsence of vision
- paralysisLoss of muscle function
- limpLacking firmness or rigidity
- caneStick for support
- fibromyalgiaChronic widespread musculoskeletal pain condition
limited mobility · spasticity · muscle weakness · deafness · multiple sclerosis · brace · chronic fatigue syndrome · shuffle · balance problems · prosthesis · assistive device · loss of limb · wheelchair · kyphosis · Parkinson's disease · cerebral palsy · migraines · photophobia
physical impairmentsable-bodiedness
Physical fitness and capability
physical health · physical fitness · bodily integrity · physical prowess · vigor
physical impairmentscognitive impairments
Reduced mental functioning capacity
intellectual disabilities · psychiatric conditions · learning disabilities · mental disorders · developmental disabilities
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