weight-bearing
Carries the load
Weight-bearing describes structures or activities that support body weight against gravity.
A weight-bearing wall holds up part of a building.
Weight-bearing exercise like walking or running strengthens bones by forcing them to work against gravitational force.
After surgery, patients may be told to avoid weight-bearing on an injured leg.
Lowering exercises for legs
- lungesSudden forward movements
- deadliftsWeighted floor pulls
- walkingLocomotion on foot
- joggingSlow-paced locomotion exercise
step-ups · jumping · running · hiking · dancing · standing · plyometrics · calisthenics
Disease weakening skeletal structure
- calciumElement twenty, builds bones
- fractureSplit in hard material
- jointShared by multiple parties
- skeletonInternal supportive framework
mineralization · osteoblast · collagen · compression · remodeling · vertebrae · femur · tibia
Underlying support structure
- columnVertical structural element
- beamStructural support member
- pillarUpright architectural support
- archCurved spanning structure
buttress · truss · girder · lintel · pier · joist · cantilever · vault
Shared by multiple parties
- cartilageFlexible connective body tissue
- tendonMuscle-to-bone connector
- ligamentConnective tissue between bones
- arthritisInflamed joint disease
alignment · biomechanics · posture · knee · hip · ankle · spine · prosthesis
Capacity for movement
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- crutchesMobility aids for injured
- walkerAmbulatory person or aid
- braceDevice providing structural stability
cast · orthopedic · ambulation · progression · healing · physiotherapy · reconditioning
squats
Lowering exercises for legs
jogging · step-ups · jumping · running · hiking · dancing · standing · plyometrics · calisthenics · aerobics
osteoporosis
Disease weakening skeletal structure
skeleton · mineralization · osteoblast · collagen · compression · remodeling · vertebrae · femur · tibia · hip
foundation
Underlying support structure
arch · buttress · truss · girder · lintel · pier · joist · cantilever · vault · dome
joint
Shared by multiple parties
- cartilageFlexible connective body tissue
- tendonMuscle-to-bone connector
- ligamentConnective tissue between bones
arthritis · alignment · biomechanics · posture · knee · hip · ankle · spine · prosthesis · implant
mobility
Capacity for movement
brace · cast · orthopedic · ambulation · progression · healing · physiotherapy · reconditioning
- injury recoveryrehab, PT, physical therapy, occupational therapy, pain management
- structural conditionsintact, damaged, compromised, sound, unsound
- X-ray Viewsfrontal view, chest x-ray, sunrise view, skyline view
- bone termsskeletal, osseous, bony, fractured, spinal
weight-bearingdecorative
Serving to beautify
ornamental · cosmetic · aesthetic · superficial · partition
weight-bearingnon-weight-bearing
Without bodily load
weightless · low-impact · swimming · aquatic · floating