Range of Motion

Swinging your arm in a circle is an example of which term for joint movement?

• Circumduction

• Flexion

• Extension

• None of the above

Which ROM exercises are performed by the patient who moves each joint without assistance

• Active-assistive

• Passive ROMs

• Active ROMs

• Resistive ROMs

After hip or knee replacement surgeries, some ROM exercises may be restricted or limited

• True

• False

What type of equipment is used to complete the ROM in Active-assistive exercises?

• Rope

• Medicine ball

• Pulley

• Weights

Which ROM is performed when another person moves each joint for a patient who is not able to exercise?

• Active-assistive

• Passive ROMs

• Active ROMs

• Resistive ROMs

Which patients may have limitations on ROMs?

• those with diabetes

• those with jaundice

• those with leukemia

• those with osteoporosis

range of motion exercises to the head and neck can only be performed by doctors and registered nurses?

• True

• False

Tightening and shortening of a muscle that results in a permanent flexing of joint is called?

• contracture

• flexion

• pronation

• supination

If a patient complains of pain what should you do?

• continue on-no pain, no gain

• stop the exercise

• call the family

• all are correct

Inactivy causes a loss of what mineral from the bones?

• Phosphate

• Phosphorus

• Calcium

• None of the above