Range of motion (ROM) is when a person has become injured in some way, most times the doctor's advice the patients to exercise and stretch the back muscles. For this purpose a form of exercises called range of motion exercises which are used to keep the muscles and joints in the patients back strong and flexible. These exercises can be done by the patient himself, or with a physical therapist. If these exercises are done alone they would be called active range of motion (AROM) exercises and if they require assistance they would be called active-assisted range of motion (AAROM) exercises. A range of motion exercise machine won the 1991 Popular Science award for "Best of what's new" in leisure products.%DIFDELCMD < %DIFDELCMD < %%% ROM Therapy Users ROM therapy is used largely for two distinct subgroups: temporary users and long term users. Temporary ROM Users Typically, a temporary user of ROM therapy is affected by a cause that will be resolved in the short term. These causes can be varied but mainly fall into three categories.%DIFDELCMD < %DIFDELCMD < %%% Injury Surgery Temporary Immobility In each case the user is expected to make a full recovery, and over time will no longer need ROM to ensure the proper function of their musculoskeletal structure.%DIFDELCMD < %DIFDELCMD < %%% Long Term ROM Users A long-term ROM user will usually need ROM therapy for life. These are users affected by permanent disability that ROM will not resolve. In large part long term users continue ROM therapy daily for the quality of life improvements they see. Users typically suffer from, Spinal Cord Injury Multiple Sclerosis Parkinson’s Disease Arthritis Wheelchair Users TBI Stroke Daily ROM exercise%DIFDELCMD < %DIFDELCMD < %%% One of the major benefits of ROM therapy for those users confined to wheelchairs is the daily movement of their limbs. This movement helps circulate the blood to extremities helping reduce the risks of blood clots, sores, and muscle tone reduction. With the help of ROM therapy, quality of life for such users can be greatly improved. For elderly users, a ROM therapy program will help improve their quality of life though exercise .
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is when a person has become injured in some way, most times the doctor's advice the patients to exercise and stretch the back muscles. For this purpose a form of exercises called range of motion exercises which are used to keep the muscles and joints in the patients back strong and flexible. These exercises can be done by the patient himself, or with a physical therapist. If these exercises are done alone they would be called active range of motion (AROM) exercises and if they require assistance they would be called active-assisted range of motion (AAROM) exercises.
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A range of motion exercise machine won the 1991 Popular Science award for "Best of what's new" in leisure products.
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ROM Therapy Users ROM therapy is used largely for two distinct subgroups: temporary users and long term users.
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Temporary ROM Users Typically, a temporary user of ROM therapy is affected by a cause that will be resolved in the short term. These causes can be varied but mainly fall into three categories.
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Injury Surgery Temporary Immobility
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In each case the user is expected to make a full recovery, and over time will no longer need ROM to ensure the proper function of their musculoskeletal structure.
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Long Term ROM Users A long-term ROM user will usually need ROM therapy for life. These are users affected by permanent disability that ROM will not resolve. In large part long term users continue ROM therapy daily for the quality of life improvements they see. Users typically suffer from,
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Spinal Cord Injury Multiple Sclerosis Parkinson’s Disease Arthritis Wheelchair Users TBI Stroke Daily ROM exercise
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One of the major benefits of ROM therapy for those users confined to wheelchairs is the daily movement of their limbs. This movement helps circulate the blood to extremities helping reduce the risks of blood clots, sores, and muscle tone reduction. With the help of ROM therapy, quality of life for such users can be greatly improved. For elderly users, a ROM therapy program will help improve their quality of life though exercise
Refers to the full movement potential of a joint. Range is measured in degrees of a circle, through which a joint can be extended, flexed or any other direction the joint may be able to move in such as abduction or internal rotation