A normal range of motion for shoulder extension to the highest point you can lift your arm behind your back starting with your palms next to your body is between 45 and 60 degrees. Axis center of humeral head near acromion process.
Shoulder Range Of Motion Musculoskeletal Key
Upper body rom measurements. Stationary arm parallel mid axillary line. Common upper extremity ranges of motions for the shoulder include 170 to 180 degrees of flexion 50 to 60 degrees of extension 170 to 180 degrees of abduction for moving the arm away from the body 80 to 90 degrees of internal rotation and 90 to 100 degrees of external rotation. Medial rotation rotation towards the center of the body 0 to 45 degrees. 150 american medical association 166 mean 47 standard deviation boone and azen goniometer alignment. If range of motion was normal for all joints please comment in your narrative summary. Stationary arm parallel mid axillary line.
Moving arm aligned with midline of humerus lateral epicondyle muscle stretch. If you are only interested in the end of the rom it is assumed that the start position is 0 and has been verified by visual determination. Shoulder external rotation shoulder internal rotation shoulder flexion shoulder extension and cervical lateral flexion goniometric assessments. Lateral rotation rotation away from the center of the body 0 to 45 degrees. If joints which do not appear on this chart are affected please indicate the degree of limited motion in your narrative. Goniometry for the upper extremity part 2 duration.
Extension 115 to 0 degrees. Adduction 45 to 0 degrees. Lateral flexion extension 25o flexion 90o left 25o right 25o degrees degrees. Rom examination is usually performed on the uninvolved extremity before the injured extremity. Please note position medication surgeries or anything that might effect rom measurements. Upper extremity range of motion last modified by.
Take measurements at the start and end positions of the joint motion. Shoulder joint rom assessment duration. Axis center of humeral head near acromion process. 62 95 american academy of orthopaedic surgeons 50 american medical association 623 mean 95 standard deviation boone and azen goniometer alignment. Abduction 0 to 45 degrees. Hyperextension straightening beyond normal range 0 to 15 degrees.
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