Word: adl
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Dates: during 1956-1956
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...bent and could not be straightened; her elbows were straight and could not be bent; her hips were bent and frozen. Last year, aged 25, Angelina was taken to the arthritis clinic at Manhattan's superbly equipped Hospital for Special Surgery. There she scored near zero on the ADL (activities of daily living) test: she could not walk, dress or feed herself, comb her hair, or go to the bathroom alone...
Last week Angelina was taking hesitant steps on her crutches. With a special long-handled comb she could do her own hair; with a tonglike device she pulled on her socks, and she scored a notable ADL victory when she worked a slip over her head. With a hand sewing machine (the exercise of working it is good for her), Angelina can almost be selfsupporting...