What does PWB stand for?

Partial Weight Bearing

This definition appears very rarely

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Samples in periodicals archive:

The unit provides support for partial weight bearing.

Up N' Go

In many instances partial weight bearing exercises with crutches are used as a beginning lower extremity weight acceptance exercise.

Use of DDR in rehabilitation and prevention of athletic injuries

Partial weight bearing was allowed in the cast immediately, and after the first week the subject progressed to full weight bearing but was asked to limit his or her activities as much as possible.

Effect of Achilles tendon lengthening on ankle muscle performance in ...

During standing and walking with an assistive device, partial weight bearing was permitted and reinforced with no attempt to measure the actual amount of weight bearing.

Healing Times of Pedal Ulcers in Diabetic Immunosuppressed Patients ...

The walker component provides partial weight bearing for patients in the early stages of rehabilitation, and the self-adjusting independent safety rails can accommodate patients of any size.

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Partial weight bearing (PWB) is a skill that physical therapists often teach.

Learning a partial-weight-bearing skill: effectiveness of two forms ...

1) Typically, these patients ambulate either with partial weight bearing (PWB) up to 3 months postoperatively (1-3) or with weight bearing to tolerance beginning shortly after surgery.

Postacute phase (incudes commentary and author reponse)(In Vitro ...