Range of Motion Exercise

Puposes:

 Maintain current joint functions

 Restoration of joints function that has been lost through disease, injury, or lack of use.
 To strengthen muscle
Equipments:

 BP apparatus/ Stethoscope
 Thermometer
 Paper and pen
 Disposable gloves

Procedure
1. Introduce self, verify client’s identity.
Explain the process and what the client
should do. Encourage client to give a
feedback as to amount of pressure used
during ROM.
Rationale
 To gain clients’ cooperation and trust.
Prevent too much pressure applied
during the process.

2. Perform Hand hygiene.  To protect self and client from

microorganism.

3. Provide client privacy, exposing only  To protect client from embarrassment

areas to be exercised.
4. Raise the clients’ bed to comfortable
height then lower side rails closest to
you.
and exposes an adequate area with
privacy.
 To reduce and prevent back strain and
promote appropriate body mechanics.

5. Start the clients’ bed and perform ROM  Provide systemic method to ensure that
exercise down each side of the body. all body parts are exercised.
6. Repeat each ROM as clients tolerates to a  Provides exercise to clients’ tolerance or
maximum of 5 times in a slow manner. to level that will maintain joint function.

A. NECK * To preserve muscle tone and joint flexibility

a.1 Flexion- positions the head as if
looking at the toes.

a.2 Extension- positions of the head as if

looking straight ahead.

a.3 Hyperextension- postions of the head

as if looking up the ceiling.
a.4 Lateral Extension- clients move head
 in twisting motion side to side.

Assessment:

 Client’s ability and readiness to perform range of motion.