Range of Motion (Upper)

Range of Motion Upper Extremity

Instructions: Provide range of motion (ROM) exercise to the resident’s left shoulder, elbow, wrist and fingers.
Provide three (3) repetitions of each exercise. The
resident is not able to help with the exercises.

Greet resident

Address by name

Introduce yourself

Provide explanations to resident before beginning procedure

Perform range of motion on the shoulder, elbows, wrists and fingers.

Take shoulder through ROM, raising and lowering straightened arm along side, toward head of bed

Take resident’s shoulder through abduction and adduction ROM exercises

Take resident’s shoulder through rotation ROM exercises

Flex and extend elbow through ROM exercises
Provide ROM exercises to wrist (e.g., gently rotate, or flex/extend and move side to side)

Flex and extend finger and thumb joints through ROM exercises

Provide three repetitions of each ROM exercise

Determine resident’s comfort with movement either verbally or by observing resident’s face throughout
ROM exercises

Control extremity throughout ROM exercises providing smooth, slow, nonforceful movement

Range of motion exercises  are designed to prevent muscle atrophy in patient’s who have been immobile for long periods of time.

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