Range of Motion and Flexibility

Question 1

Flexibility

Answer 1

1. The musculotendinous units ability to elongate.

Question 1

Range of Motion

Answer 1

1. Amount of mobility of a joint.

Question 2

What is ROM determined by?

Answer 2

1. Soft tissues (muscle, tendons, ligaments, capsule, skin, subcutaneous tissues, nerve, blood vessels.)
2. Bony articulations of a joint.

Question 3

Sagittal Plane ROM

Answer 3

1. Flexion
2. Extension
3. Dorsiflexion
4. Plantar flexion

Question 4

Frontal/coronal plane

Answer 4

1. Abduction
2. Adduction
3. Radial Deviation
4. Ulnar deviation

Question 5

Transverse Plane ROM?

Answer 5

1. Internal (medial) rotation
2. External (lateral) Rotation

Question 6

Multi-planar movements (ROM)

Answer 6

1. Pronation
2. Supination
3. Inversion
4. Eversion
5. Circumduction

Question 7

Hypomobile

Answer 7

1. Decreased ROM of the joint

Question 8

Hypermobile

Answer 8

Increased ROM of the joint

Question 9

9 things that negatively impact ROM

Answer 9

1. Immobilization
2. Tissue trauma
3. muscle imbalance
4. neuromuscular disease
5. limited mobility
6. postural alignment
7. congenital deformities
8. acquired deformities
9. Sedentary lifestyle.

Question 10

Active ROM (AROM)

Question 11

Active assistive ROM (AAROM)

Question 12

Passive ROM (PROM)