This document provides instructions for 14 passive mobilization exercises targeting the upper and lower limbs. The exercises include movements like finger flexion/extension, wrist flexion/extension, elbow flexion/extension, shoulder flexion/extension and abduction/adduction, toe flexion/extension, ankle dorsiflexion/plantarflexion, foot eversion/inversion, hip and knee flexion/extension, hamstring stretching, hip abduction/adduction, and hip internal/external rotation. For each exercise, the caregiver is instructed to gently move the specified body part through its range of motion and repeat the movement a specified number of times.

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PASSIVE MOBILIZATION EXERCISES
Upper limb
1) Finger flexion /extension 5) Shoulder: Flexion/Extension
Fold the patient’s fingers into a fist. Straighten Hold the arm at the elbow. Lift the arm straight up
out the patient’s fingers and spread then apart toward the ear. Keeping the elbow straight.
Repeat ________ times. Repeat ______ times.
2) Wrist flexion /extension 6)Shoulder: Abduction/Adduction
With the fingers straight, bend the wrist backward Hold the arm at the elbow and the side away from the
and the forward. body .Bring the arm up toward the ear. Keeping the elbow
Repeat _____ times. straight.
Repeat_________ times.
3) Elbow: Flexion/Extension
Hold the arm at the elbow and the wrist Bend the elbow
toward the shoulder and then completely straighten
the elbow.
Repeat _____ times.
4)Pronation / Supination
Hold the arm above the wrist and at the elbow.
Bend the elbow until it is half way to the shoulder.
Turn the forearm until the palm of the hand faces
the patient. Then turn the forearm until the back
of the hand faces the patient.
Repeat ______ times..
PASSIVE MOBILIZATION EXERCISES
Lower limb

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7) Toes Flexion/ Extension 11) Hips and Knee Flexion/Extension
Bend and straighten each toes 5 times Raise the leg, allowing the hip and knee to bend.
Repeat ________ times Gentle the chest while holding the other leg straight.
Repeat _______ times.
8) Foot Eversion /Inversion 12) Hamstring Stretching
Grasp both sides of the patient’s foot with your hands. While the foot and ankle resting on your shoulder, place the
Push down on one side while pulling up on the other. kneecap to keep the leg straight. Raise the leg straight up is
Reverse the motion at a 90 degree angle from the hips. Keep hips and knee
Repeat _________ times straight.
Repeat ____ times.
9) Ankle Dosiflexion /Planterflexion 13) Hip Abduction /Adduction
Start with the patient is lying face up. Place one hand With one hand over the ankle and one hand under the knee
under the patient’s heel & the other on the upper straight out to the side and then back in. Keep the straight.
surface of the foot, at the ankle joint. Using your wrist Repeat _________ times
& forearm,pull the back the patient’s foot to the calf.
Relax, then gently push the patient’s foot down.
Repeat _________ times.
10)Stretching of the Tendo-Achilles 14) Hip Internal /External Rotation
Hold the heel of the foot firmly in your hand. Support Keep the leg flat on the bed. Hold the leg above the knee
the rest of the foot with your forearm. and roll the leg in and out.
Slowly push back the foot for a firm stretch. Repeat ______times.
Hold the stretch for 20 seconds.
Repeat _____times.