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Range of Motion Exercise for Patients in Long-Term Hospitalizaiton 長期住院病人全關節運動

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Range of Motion Exercise for Patients in Long-Term Hospitalizaiton 長期住院病人全關節運動

2024/8/6

Joint motion refers to the normal motion range of a specific joint, which has different motion angles. The exercise that involves each and every joint is call rang of motion (ROM) exercise.

Patients in long-term hospitalization or with joint diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis and being stationary for a long time, may have muscular dystrophy, stiff joint, and respiratory or circulatory system disorders. These complications may be improved or prevented by early intervention of exercise in-bed or off-bed activity plans. Range of motion exercise is one of the exercises that can make every joint active to increase joint mobility and muscle strength.

Head Exercises(no cervical vertebra injuries)
Shoulder Exercises(no pain in shoulders)
  • Lower your head 10 times
  • Tilt your head back 10 times
  • Tilt your head to the left 10 times
  • Tilt your head to the right 10 times
  • Put your arms out in the front and raise up 10 times
  • Put your arms out on the sides and raise up 10 times
  • Put your arms out on the back and raise up 10 times
  • Put your arms out in the front and move to the left 10 times
  • Put your arms up and cross your arms 10 times. Put your arms down wards and cross your arms 10 times.
  • Cross your arms on the chest and put hands in the armpits with elbows bent to 90 degrees and twist your shoulders 10 times to the right and left respectively.
Torso Exercises(no lumbar spine injuries)
Hip Exercises(no surgery in the hips)
  • Lean forward 10 times
  • Lean backward 10 times
  • Lean sideway to the left 10 times
  • Lean sideway to the right 10 times
  • Twist your body to the left 10 times
  • Raise your thighs 10 times (lie on the back)
  • Open up your thighs 10 times (lie on the back)
  • Lift up your thighs backward 10 times (lie on the back or standing)
  • Twist your thigh to the left 10 times
  • Twist your thigh to the right 10 times
  • Close your thighs 10 times
Knee Exercises
Ankle Exercises
  • Straighten your knees 10 times
  • Bend your knees 10 times
  • Pull your feet and bend backward 10 times
  • Point your feet down and push down 10 times
  • Pull your feet inward to the left 10 times
  • Pull your feet outward to the right 10 times
Elbow Exercises(no pain in the elbows)
Wrist Exercises(no pain in the wriss)
  • Bend your elbows 10 times
  • Straighten your elbows 10 times
  • Bend your elbows to 90 degrees with palms up and palms down, 10 times respectively
  • Palms down
  • Bend wrists upward 10 times
  • Bend wrists downward 10 times
  • Bend wrists to the left 10 times
  • Bend wrists to the right 10 times
Finger Exercises
  • Make both hands into fists 10 times
  • Open up all the fingers 10 times
  • Touch index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and pinky with your thumb, 10 times each.
  • Hold fingers tight together 10 times
  • Spread fingers out 10 times

Should you have any questions regarding range of motion exercises or pain, please consult with your physician. 

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