Understanding Normal Range of Motion for Joint Functionality
Understanding the normal range of motion (ROM) for different joints is an essential tool. It provides a solid foundation to assess workers’ compensation claims and tailor rehabilitation strategies effectively. Each joint has a generally accepted range of motion, reflecting the degrees to which it can typically move. However, it's important to recognize that individual capabilities may vary within these standard ranges.
Here’s a closer look at the accepted ROM values for specific joints, measured in degrees:
Shoulder
- Flexion: 0 to 180 degrees
- Abduction: 0 to 180 degrees
- Extension: 0 to 60 degrees
- Internal Rotation: 0 to 90 degrees
- External Rotation: 0 to 90 degrees
Elbow
- Flexion: 0 to 145 degrees
- Extension: 0 to 0 degrees
Wrist
- Flexion: 0 to 80 degrees
- Extension: 0 to 70 degrees
- Radial Deviation: 0 to 20 degrees
- Ulnar Deviation: 0 to 30 degrees
Hip
- Flexion: 0 to 120 degrees
- Abduction: 0 to 45 degrees
- Adduction: 0 to 30 degrees
- Extension: 0 to 30 degrees
- Internal Rotation: 0 to 40 degrees
- External Rotation: 0 to 45 degrees
Knee
- Flexion: 0 to 135 degrees
- Extension: 0 to 0 degrees
Ankle
- Dorsiflexion: 0 to 20 degrees
- Plantarflexion: 0 to 50 degrees
- Inversion: 0 to 35 degrees
- Eversion: 0 to 15 degrees
Understanding these ranges helps you assess whether a claim aligns with standard clinical expectations or if there could be discrepancies worth further investigation. Additionally, it aids in developing personalized physical medicine recovery strategies that honor an individual’s unique movement capabilities while fostering optimal recovery outcomes.
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