range of motion also called as ROM

1. RANGE OF MOTION
EXERCISE

2. Exercise
It is a form of PHYSICAL ACTIVITY done
primarily to improve one’s health and physical
fitness

3. Benefits of physical exercise
•reduce your risk of a heart attack
•manage your weight
•have a lower blood cholesterol level
•lower the risk of diabetes and some cancers
•have lower blood pressure
•have stronger bones, muscles and joints and lower risk
of developing osteoporosis

4. •lower your risk of falls
•recover better from periods of hospitalisation or bed
rest
•feel better – with more energy, a better mood, feel
more relaxed and sleep better.
•Exercise may block negative thoughts or distract you
from daily worries.
•Exercising with others, provides an opportunity for
increased social contact.
•Increased fitness may lift your mood and improve your
sleep patterns.

5. RANGE OF MOTION
ROM refers to how far you can move or stretch a part of
your body, such as a joint or a muscle.
Its different from each of us.
For example,
Some people can do complete splits, but others cant;
there joints aren’t loose and their muscles wont lengthen
as far

6. Purposes of Range Of Motion
Exercise
• To stimulate circulation
• Promote and maintain joint mobility
• To promote comfort of the patient
• To prevent contractures
• To maintain muscle strength
• To restore normal motion for joints

7. Contraindication to ROM Exercise
• Any illness or disorder where increased use of energy
or increased circulation is hazardous.
• Example,
MI
• Connective tissue disorder
Inflamed joints.

8. TYPES OF ROM
•Active ROM
•Passive ROM
•Active assisted ROM

9. Active ROM Exercises
Exercises that the client is able to perform
independently.
Passive ROM Exercises
Exercises performed from the client by someone else.

10. Active assised ROM Exercises
Performed by client with some assistance,
Client can move a limb partially through its
ROM, but needs help to completing the
ROM

11. Guidelines for performing range of motion
exercises
• Start with the head and move down,
• Do not grasp the joint directly
• Do not grasp fingernail or toenail,
• Important joints,
Thumb
Hip
Knee
Ankle
• Move to point of resistance not pain
• Allow for rest periods whenever required
• Should not disrupt the healing process

12. Patient Preparation
• Explain the steps and advantages of ROM exercises
• Remove all restrictive clothing, linen, splint and dressings
• Provide privacy
• Raise the bed to comfortable height