RT Book, Section
A1 KISNER, CAROLYN
A2 Kisner, Carolyn
A2 Colby, Lynn Allen
A2 Borstad, John
SR Print(0)
ID 1169770262
T1 Range of Motion
T2 Therapeutic Exercise: Foundations and Techniques, 7e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780803658509
LK fadavispt.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1169770262
RD 2024/04/20
AB Range  of  motion  is  a  basic  technique  used  for  the  examination  of  movement  and  for  initiating  movement  into  a  program  of  therapeutic  intervention.  Movement  that  is  necessary  to  accomplish  functional  activities  can  be  viewed,  in  its  simplest  form,  as  muscles  or  external  forces  moving  bones  in  various  patterns  or  ranges  of  motions.  When  a  person  moves,  the  intricate  control  of  the  muscle  activity  that  causes  or  controls  the  motion  comes  from  the  central  nervous  system.  Bones  move  with  respect  to  each  other  at  the  connecting  joints.  The  structure  of  the  joints,  as  well  as  the  integrity  and  flexibility  of  the  soft  tissues  that  pass  over  the  joints,  affects  the  amount  of  motion  that  can  occur  between  any  two  bones.  The  full  motion  possible  is  called  the  range  of  motion  (ROM).  When  moving  a  segment  through  its  ROM,  all  structures  in  the  region  are  affected:  muscles,  joint  surfaces,  synovial  fluid,  joint  capsules,  ligaments,  fasciae,  vessels,  and  nerves.  ROM  activities  are  most  easily  described  in  terms  of  joint  range  and  muscle  range.  To  describe  joint  range,  terms  such  as  flexion,  extension,  abduction,  adduction,  and  rotation  are  used.  Ranges  of  available  joint  motion  are  usually  measured  with  a  goniometer  and  recorded  in  degrees.21  Muscle  range  is  related  to  the  functional  excursion  of  muscles.