AT CHAPTER 12: TECH THAT ENABLES
MOBILITY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS ALREADY
PASSED RATED A+
Mobility is essential for functioning in each of the performance areas: -
ANSWER✔✔ self care, work or school, and play or leisure
limitations to functional mobility can be either ____ or _____ with assistive
technologies - ANSWER✔✔ augmented; replaced
Low tech mobility aids include - ANSWER✔✔ walkers, canes, crutches
The goals that mobility accomplishes are - ANSWER✔✔ increased independence,
positive self image, social interaction, and health maintenance
three different trends have led to an increase in the number of individuals using a
mobility system: - ANSWER✔✔ 1) The increasing proportion of older adults in
many countries
2) rising rates of obesity
3) accessibility legislation
Bariatric chairs - ANSWER✔✔ Chairs that are made for those whose mobility is
impaired by obesity and related chronic diseases, use for person with BMI of 30 or
greater
,Many people are using mobility aids for - ANSWER✔✔ instrumental activities of
daily living
Disorders that result in mobility impairment may be - ANSWER✔✔ neurological,
musculoskeletal, cognitive
The leading group of mobility device users are those who have experienced -
ANSWER✔✔ stoke
Neurological disorders that result in mobility impairments include - ANSWER✔✔
CP, Guillain Barre Syndrome, Huntington's chorea, TBI, muscular dystrophy,
Parkinson's, polio, SCI, spina bifida, MS
symptoms such as muscle weakness, paralysis, sensory deficits, and abnormal
muscle tone can lead to limitations with - ANSWER✔✔ joint ROM, postural
control, mobility
orthopedic and rheumatological conditions account for another large group of
mobility users, symptoms they experience include - ANSWER✔✔
painful/swollen/stiff joints, muscle weakness, muscle wasting around affected
joints, fatigue, joint contractures that result in limited ROM
disorders that affect the musculoskeletal system and may result in mobility
impairments include - ANSWER✔✔ ankylosing spondylitis, osteogenesis
imperfecta, osteoporosis, paget's disease, scoliosis, amputations
, Disorders that affect cognitive function that could cause a person to use a
mobility aid - ANSWER✔✔ dementia, alzhiemer's-- cannot recognize unsafe
mobility situations
Scope of Mobility Limitations
Full ambulator - ANSWER✔✔ no mobility impairment
Scope of Mobility Limitations
marginal ambulator - ANSWER✔✔ can walk short distances, may need wheelchair
at times, particularly outside of the home
Scope of Mobility Limitations
Manual wheelchair user - ANSWER✔✔ Has some method of propelling a manual
wheelchair, whether it is (1) with both upper extremities, (2) both lower
extremities, or (3) one upper and one lower
Scope of Mobility Limitations
Marginal manual wheelchair user - ANSWER✔✔ may have upper extremity injury
caused by overuse, or manual wheelchair mobility for the person, manual
wheelchair is used part of the time and powered wheelchair used part of the time
Scope of Mobility Limitations
Totally/severely mobility-impaired user - ANSWER✔✔ Unable to propel self
independently in a manual wheelchair, needs dependent mobility base, powered
mobility base the only option for independent mobility
MOBILITY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS ALREADY
PASSED RATED A+
Mobility is essential for functioning in each of the performance areas: -
ANSWER✔✔ self care, work or school, and play or leisure
limitations to functional mobility can be either ____ or _____ with assistive
technologies - ANSWER✔✔ augmented; replaced
Low tech mobility aids include - ANSWER✔✔ walkers, canes, crutches
The goals that mobility accomplishes are - ANSWER✔✔ increased independence,
positive self image, social interaction, and health maintenance
three different trends have led to an increase in the number of individuals using a
mobility system: - ANSWER✔✔ 1) The increasing proportion of older adults in
many countries
2) rising rates of obesity
3) accessibility legislation
Bariatric chairs - ANSWER✔✔ Chairs that are made for those whose mobility is
impaired by obesity and related chronic diseases, use for person with BMI of 30 or
greater
,Many people are using mobility aids for - ANSWER✔✔ instrumental activities of
daily living
Disorders that result in mobility impairment may be - ANSWER✔✔ neurological,
musculoskeletal, cognitive
The leading group of mobility device users are those who have experienced -
ANSWER✔✔ stoke
Neurological disorders that result in mobility impairments include - ANSWER✔✔
CP, Guillain Barre Syndrome, Huntington's chorea, TBI, muscular dystrophy,
Parkinson's, polio, SCI, spina bifida, MS
symptoms such as muscle weakness, paralysis, sensory deficits, and abnormal
muscle tone can lead to limitations with - ANSWER✔✔ joint ROM, postural
control, mobility
orthopedic and rheumatological conditions account for another large group of
mobility users, symptoms they experience include - ANSWER✔✔
painful/swollen/stiff joints, muscle weakness, muscle wasting around affected
joints, fatigue, joint contractures that result in limited ROM
disorders that affect the musculoskeletal system and may result in mobility
impairments include - ANSWER✔✔ ankylosing spondylitis, osteogenesis
imperfecta, osteoporosis, paget's disease, scoliosis, amputations
, Disorders that affect cognitive function that could cause a person to use a
mobility aid - ANSWER✔✔ dementia, alzhiemer's-- cannot recognize unsafe
mobility situations
Scope of Mobility Limitations
Full ambulator - ANSWER✔✔ no mobility impairment
Scope of Mobility Limitations
marginal ambulator - ANSWER✔✔ can walk short distances, may need wheelchair
at times, particularly outside of the home
Scope of Mobility Limitations
Manual wheelchair user - ANSWER✔✔ Has some method of propelling a manual
wheelchair, whether it is (1) with both upper extremities, (2) both lower
extremities, or (3) one upper and one lower
Scope of Mobility Limitations
Marginal manual wheelchair user - ANSWER✔✔ may have upper extremity injury
caused by overuse, or manual wheelchair mobility for the person, manual
wheelchair is used part of the time and powered wheelchair used part of the time
Scope of Mobility Limitations
Totally/severely mobility-impaired user - ANSWER✔✔ Unable to propel self
independently in a manual wheelchair, needs dependent mobility base, powered
mobility base the only option for independent mobility
