weightbearing
Holding mass up
Weightbearing describes body parts or structures that support weight, especially in medical contexts: a weightbearing joint, a weightbearing limb.
Doctors distinguish weightbearing from non-weightbearing activity during recovery: She's not allowed to do any weightbearing on that leg for six weeks.
Also spelled weight-bearing.
Carried weight or burden
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- columnVertical structural element
- beamStructural support member
- pillarUpright architectural support
arch · truss · girder · buttress · support · compression · reinforcement · loadbearing
Disease weakening skeletal structure
- boneHard skeletal tissue
- jointShared by multiple parties
- cartilageFlexible connective body tissue
- ligamentConnective tissue between bones
tendon · osteoblast · fracture · density · mineralization · remodeling · spine · hip
Locomotion pattern
- postureBody position, alignment
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- kineticsScience of motion forces
proprioception · stance · footstrike · force · impact · ambulation · locomotion · kinematics
Treatment restoring bodily function
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- mobilityCapacity for movement
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- walkingLocomotion on foot
progression · adaptation · healing · strengthening · partial · gradual · assistive · crutches
Crouching on bent legs
- deadliftGround-to-hip barbell raise
- lungeSudden forward movement
- walkingLocomotion on foot
- runningSwift foot travel
standing · jumping · resistance · training · bodybuilding · powerlifting · hypertrophy · step-ups
load
Carried weight or burden
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- columnVertical structural element
- beamStructural support member
pillar · arch · truss · girder · buttress · support · compression · reinforcement · loadbearing · pier
osteoporosis
Disease weakening skeletal structure
ligament · tendon · osteoblast · fracture · density · mineralization · remodeling · spine · hip · femur
gait
Locomotion pattern
- postureBody position, alignment
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
kinetics · proprioception · stance · footstrike · force · impact · ambulation · locomotion · kinematics · stability
physiotherapy
Treatment restoring bodily function
walking · progression · adaptation · healing · strengthening · partial · gradual · assistive · crutches · walker
squat
Crouching on bent legs
running · standing · jumping · resistance · training · bodybuilding · powerlifting · hypertrophy · step-ups · plyometrics
weightbearingnon-weightbearing
Bearing no body mass
decorative · ornamental · cosmetic · curtain wall · infill
weightbearingnon-weightbearing
Bearing no body mass
non-weight-bearing · unloaded · offloaded · supported · suspended
weight, bearing, weigh, weights, weighted, weighting, weightless, weightlessness, weighty