Range of Motion Flashcards
What motions can you do in the coronal plane?
Sidebending, abduction/adduction
What motions can you do in the saggital plane?
Flexion/Extension
What motions can you do in the transverse plane?
rotation
What are the components of motion?
Direction, range and quality
Direction refers to
flexion, extension, sidebending and rotation
Range
Measurement in degrees
Quality
How did i get to the end point?
Smooth, ratcheting, restricted, resistance
Ratcheting
Common in Parkinson’s patients..slow and rocky to the end point
Restricted
Prevention of movement or somatic dysfunction
End feel of ROM include (5)
Elastic, Abrupt, Hard, Empty and Crisp
Elastic
rubber band like, springy
Abrupt
At the end of anatomic barrier. Ex: Elbow extension
Empty
Stops due to patient guarding. “Oh no, we can’t go further or I’ll feel pain.
Hard
Look at symmetric parts and notice one side is elastic and other is like a brick. We can go past as there is more potential for ROM.
Crisp
Involuntary muscle guarding like in a pinched nerve. Muscle involuntarily pulls back.
Flexibility
Range of motion in a joint or group of joints or the ability to move joints effectively through a complete range of motion
Static flexibility
Maximal normal flexibility through gravity or force
Dynamic flexibility
Something athletes can produce
Stiffness
Reduced ROM of a joint or group of joints
Coupled motion
Utilizing more than one axis of movement to complete a task
Describe the functional unit of the spine
Two vertebrae, associated disc, neurovascular and other soft tissue.
_____ displays the great motion
Cervical Spine
Linkage
Utilizing multiple structures or body units to increase ROM. Utilizing joint mechanics.
