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Abasiophilia—the desire for people who limp and/or use leg braces, walking sticks, crutches, walkers or wheelchairs; Acrotomophilia—the desire for amputees; Andy Pipkin, a character from Little Britain, who pretends to be disabled; Apotemnophilia—sexual arousal based on the desire to be or appear as an amputee
Legbrace fetishism – the desire for partners who use leg braces; an aspect of abasiophilia; Medical fetishism – a sexualised interest in observing medical practice and receiving medical treatment; Munchhausen's syndrome – those affected by this psychological disorder feign illness and/or cause themselves self-harm
Abasiophilia is a psychosexual attraction to people with impaired mobility, especially those who use orthopaedic appliances such as leg braces, orthopedic casts, or wheelchairs. [1] The term abasiophilia was first used by John Money of the Johns Hopkins University in a paper on paraphilias , in 1990.
Mayo Clinic is a nonprofit hospital system with campuses in Rochester, Minnesota; Scottsdale and Phoenix, Arizona; and Jacksonville, Florida. [22] [23] Mayo Clinic employs 76,000 people, including more than 7,300 physicians and clinical residents and over 66,000 allied health staff, as of 2022. [5]
In the law of England and Wales 'vulnerable adult' is loosely defined. Section 59 of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 says: [14] 1) A person is a vulnerable adult if he has attained the age of 18 and— (a) he is in residential accommodation, (b) he is in sheltered housing, (c) he receives domiciliary care,
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In cases of minor wrist pain, CTS, arthritis, injuries and sprains, it's often recommended that the patient wear a wrist brace throughout the healing process to provide extra support, pain relief ...
A walker is often used by those who are recuperating from leg or back injuries. It is also commonly used by persons having problems with walking or with mild balance problems. Also related is a hemi-walker, a walker about half the size of a traditional walker which is intended for use by persons whose dexterity is limited or non-existent in one ...