Injury Assessment Through ROM Testing
Active / Resisted ROM – pain, discomfort can indicate muscle /
tendon injury
Passive ROM – pain, discomfort can indicate an injury to bone,
cartilage and/or ligament
Must do other stress tests to determine more specific injury
Do Active, then Passive, then Resisted ROM tests
Knee ROM Tests:
Flex, ext, hip add, hip aBD
Begin test by having patient lie on a table, legs fully extended. Next:
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Ankle ROM Tests:
Inversion, eversion, plantarflexion, dorsiflexion
Have patient sit or lie face up on a table. Next:
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Shoulder ROM Tests:
Full Arc Test
Apley’s Scratch Test
Individual ROM Tests (keep elbow at 90 degrees)
Flexion, extension (like pumping arms when running)
Abduction, ADDuction
Internal rotation, external rotation
Protraction, Retraction
Elevation, Depression