ADL Articles

Disability

By Carolyn Kisner PT, MS and Lynn Allen Colby PT, MS on April 18th 2008

The final category of the disablement continuum is disability. There is a growing body of knowledge suggesting that physical impairments and functional limitations directly contribute to disability.Consequently, an approach to patient management that focuses on restoring or improving function may prevent or reduce disability and may have a positive impact on quality of life.
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Filed Under: Model, Physical Therapy, Principles
Tags: ADL, community, disability, Disablement Model, Function

Types of Functional Limitations

By Carolyn Kisner PT, MS and Lynn Allen Colby PT, MS on April 18th 2008

Functional limitations in the physical domain deal with the performance of sensorimotor tasks, that is, total body actions that are typically components or elements of functional activities. These activities include basic activities of daily living (ADL), such as bathing, dressing, or feeding, and the more complex tasks known as instrumental activities of daily living (IADL), […]

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Filed Under: Model, Physical Therapy, Principles
Tags: activities of daily living, ADL, disability, Evaluation, functional limitations, IADL, impairment, instrumental activities of daily living, motor, occupational, sensory

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