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Types of Impairment

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

Impairments are the consequences of pathological conditions; that is, they are the signs and symptoms that reflect abnormalities at the body system, organ, or tissue level. Impairments can be categorized as arising from anatomical, physiological, or psychological alterations as well as losses or abnormalities of structure or function of a body […]

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Filed Under: Physical Therapy, Principles
Tags: anatomical, ankle, Cardiovascular, disuse, immobilization, impairment, Integumentary, ligamentous laxity, lower extremity, Muscle, musculoskeletal, Neuromuscular, physiological, proprioception, psychological, Pulmonary, talofibular ligament

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