What is the term for the ability to support some percentage of body weight?

What is the term for the ability to support some percentage of body weight?

• A. Weight Bearing
• B. Sims
• C. Atrophy
• D. Bone

Answer: (A)

Weight bearing status describes how much weight a limb can support. In rehab, clinicians use this to guide precautions and progress, labeling how much load the patient can safely place on the limb as non-weight bearing, partial weight bearing, or full weight bearing. The term for the general ability to support some portion of body weight is weight bearing, with partial weight bearing specifying that only a portion (a set percentage) is allowed. Sims is a body position, atrophy means muscle wasting, and bone is a tissue type, none of which describe how much weight a limb can bear.

Weight bearing status describes how much weight a limb can support. In rehab, clinicians use this to guide precautions and progress, labeling how much load the patient can safely place on the limb as non-weight bearing, partial weight bearing, or full weight bearing. The term for the general ability to support some portion of body weight is weight bearing, with partial weight bearing specifying that only a portion (a set percentage) is allowed. Sims is a body position, atrophy means muscle wasting, and bone is a tissue type, none of which describe how much weight a limb can bear.