Range of Motion (Lower)

Range of Motion Lower Extremity

Instructions: Provide range of motion (ROM) exercise to the resident’s right hip, knee and ankle. Provide three (3) repetitions of each exercise. The resident is not able to help with the exercises.
Does the candidate:

Greet resident

Address by name

Introduce yourself

Provide explanations to resident before beginning procedure

Perform range of motion on the hips, knee and ankles.

Repeat this gentle bending motion 3 times for each joint. Starting at the hips and ending with the ankles.

Support extremity above and below joints throughout ROM exercises

Take resident’s hip and knee through ROM, flexing knee and hip, raising toward torso, returning back to mattress

Take resident’s hip through abduction/adduction ROM exercises

Take resident’s hip through rotation ROM exercises

Flex and extend ankle through ROM exercises

Rotate ankle 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