Exam 23: Intervention for Limited Passive Range of Motion

A muscle has increased stiffness because it has not been moved recently.Decreased resistance is noted after the muscle has moved.This phenomenon is known as:

During evaluation,your patient demonstrates decreased elbow flexion active range of motion (AROM) (0-80 degrees).What can you conclude about this patient?

A joint contracture is:

Which of the following functional limitations would most likely result from contracture?

Your patient has a recent diagnosis of traumatic brain injury (TBI) following a motor vehicle accident.Which of the following findings would be least likely to increase the risk of contracture development in this patient?

Which of the following patients would be most likely to develop a contracture?

The best intervention for a patient that has an existing contracture resistant to manual stretching would be:

You are treating a young child with a diagnosis of spastic diplegia (cerebral palsy).You are concerned about the patient's risk of developing a knee flexion contracture due to spasticity and decreased functional mobility.Which of the following treatment options would be most appropriate for this patient?

You are treating a patient who recently had an Achilles tendon lengthening procedure.What treatment choice would be most appropriate?

You are working with a patient who had a spinal cord injury as a result of a motor vehicle accident.This patient has been progressing well with his ROM program but has recently developed decreased ROM into hip flexion with a bony end feel.The patient complains of pain with attempts at ROM at this joint.Which of the following is most likely to develop?