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  2. Weight-bearing - Wikipedia

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    In orthopedics, weight-bearing is the amount of weight a patient puts on an injured body part. Generally, it refers to a leg, ankle or foot that has been fractured or upon which surgery has been performed, but the term can also be used to refer to resting on an arm or a wrist.

  3. PWB - Wikipedia

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    Partial Weight-bearing, in which patients are instructed to put only a certain amount of weight on their leg after surgery; Printed wiring board; Psychological well-being; Programmer's Workbench, an early UNIX from Bell Labs, see PWB/UNIX; a Text-based user interface, Integrated development environment (IDE) by Microsoft, see History of Visual C++

  4. Axle load - Wikipedia

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    The axle load of a wheeled vehicle is the total weight bearing on the roadway for all wheels connected to a given axle.Axle load is an important design consideration in the engineering of roadways and railways, as both are designed to tolerate a maximum weight-per-axle (axle load); exceeding the maximum rated axle load will cause damage to the roadway or railway tracks.

  5. Orthopedic boot - Wikipedia

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    A variety of orthopedic boots are used for the treatment of injuries of the foot or ankle. Along with orthopedic casts, leg braces, splints and orthotics, they can immobilize and shift weight bearing to help treat injuries to the foot area.

  6. Load-bearing wall - Wikipedia

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    A load-bearing wall or bearing wall is a wall that is an active structural element of a building — that is, it bears the weight of the elements above said wall, resting upon it by conducting its weight to a foundation structure. [1] The materials most often used to construct load-bearing walls in large buildings are concrete, block, or brick.

  7. Strength training - Wikipedia

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    Weight-bearing exercise also helps to prevent osteoporosis and to improve bone strength in those with osteoporosis. [70] For many people in rehabilitation or with an acquired disability, such as following stroke or orthopaedic surgery, strength training for weak muscles is a key factor to optimise recovery. [71]

  8. Bearing (mechanical) - Wikipedia

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    A ball bearing. A bearing is a machine element that constrains relative motion to only the desired motion and reduces friction between moving parts.The design of the bearing may, for example, provide for free linear movement of the moving part or for free rotation around a fixed axis; or, it may prevent a motion by controlling the vectors of normal forces that bear on the moving parts.

  9. List of weight training exercises - Wikipedia

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    If a weight is used, then it rests upon the shoulders, or is held in the hand(s). This is an isolation exercise for the calves; it particularly emphasises the gastrocnemius muscle, and recruits the soleus muscle. [6] Equipment Body weight, dumbbells, barbell, Smith machine or standing calf raise machine. Major variants