#mobilization

• Vitalization — The act of energizing and its result; a structural process of stimulating, intensifying, or instilling dynamism into a group, an intellectual process, or an economic function. It represents the total measures by which a system's latent resources are brought into a state of maximum efficiency.
• Stiffening process — The act of becoming ankylosed and its result; the pathophysiological process or state through which a joint gradually or totally loses its mobility, becoming rigid due to fibrous or bony transformations.
• Splint — A rigid or semi-rigid medical device made of wood, metal, plastic, plaster, or pneumatic materials, utilized for the temporary or permanent immobilization of a fractured, dislocated, or traumatized limb, or a painful joint. Its structural role is to prevent the displacement of bone fragments, alleviate pain, and protect surrounding tissues during patient transport or throughout the healing process.