English for health professionals

Therapy and movement

Range of motion is a basic technique used for examination of movement and for initiating movement into a program of therapeutic intervention.

Objective:

  • Identify the 4 types of Range Of Motion (ROM)

Preparation activity

What do you know about this topic in English?

  Match the term with the correct definition.

  1. Assistance is provided by exterior force (usually a person). Passive ROM Assisted ROM Active ROM Self assisted ROM
  2. Patient uses a healthy body part to make the injured or paralyzed part move. Passive ROM Assisted ROM Active ROM Self assisted ROM
  3. Little to no voluntary muscle contraction by the client. Passive ROM Assisted ROM Active ROM Self assisted ROM
  4. Active contraction of the muscles of the patient to effect the movement unassisted. Passive ROM Assisted ROM Active ROM Self assisted ROM

Let’s Listen: Podcast

A physiotherapist is presenting on Range of motion for a group of occupational therapist (OT) and physiotherapist (PT) aides.

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