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Assistive device
Devices that make certain tasks (such as walking, eating, or dressing) easier for a person with a disability
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Disability
Impaired physical or emotional function
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Frail
Physically weak and fragile
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Prosthetic
Artificial replacements for legs, feet, arms, or other body parts
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Rehabilitation
The process of helping a person with a disability to return to his or her highest level of physical, emotional, or economic function
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Restorative care
Measures that health care workers take to help a person regain health, strength, and function; the means by which rehabilitation is achieved
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Supportive devices
Devices used when positioning a person to help the person maintain proper body alignment, such as pillows, rolled sheets, towels, or blankets
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