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Activities (Medicine)
Activities (pronunciation: /ækˈtɪvɪtiz/) in the context of medicine, refers to the various tasks, exercises, or actions that a person can perform, often used in assessing a patient's physical or mental capabilities.
Etymology
The term "activities" originates from the Latin word "activitas", which means "active life". In the medical context, it has been used since the early 20th century to describe the range of actions a person can perform.
Related Terms
- Physical Activity: Any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that requires energy expenditure.
- Occupational Therapy: A type of healthcare that helps to solve the problems that interfere with a person's ability to do the things that are important to them – everyday things like self-care, work, education, play, leisure, and social activities.
- Rehabilitation: A treatment or treatments designed to facilitate the process of recovery from injury, illness, or disease to as normal a condition as possible.
- Exercise: A specific type of physical activity that is planned, structured, repetitive, and aims to improve or maintain physical fitness.
- Mental Activity: Any cognitive or psychological task that requires mental effort, such as problem-solving or memory tasks.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Activities
- Wikipedia's article - Activities
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