| postural |
a tremor of a limb that increases when the limb is stretched.
Ãâó: www.luhs.org/health/topics/glossary/s.htm
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| postural tremor |
Rhythmic shaking that occurs when the muscles are tensed to hold an object or stay in a given position.
Ãâó: www.nationalmssociety.org/O%20-%20R.asp
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| postural hypotension |
low blood pressure condition that frequently follows the operation of splanchnicectomy or sympathectomy.
Ãâó: haabet.dk/patent/The_Spencer_System_1952/Glossary....
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| postural drainage |
Gravity assisted positions utilized to help mobilize secretions in the lungs from the more distal and peripheral airways into the more central airways for expectoration.
Ãâó: www.iacpr.net/services/glossary_terms.php
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| postural hypotension |
sudden drop in blood pressure which produces a blackout or feeling of faintness, experienced by the newly injured and by tetraplegics on changing too quickly from a lying to an upright position.
Ãâó: www.spinal.co.uk/about/default.asp
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