ROM Exercises

Never underestimate the importance of faithfully doing the range of motion exercises with your loved one! Sometimes these are just called ROM for short. These exercises will be selected by your loved ones therapist and they can show you how to do each one with your loved one. If your loved one is bedfast, paralyzed, or in some way unable to participate, then you will have to takeover these exercises. The exercises are important to keep your loved one's limbs, muscles and joints in as good a shape as possible. If you do not perform these exercises loyally, your loved one's limbs, muscles and joints can really suffer, even to the point of locking up and becoming unmovable. Be careful not to over stretch or overflex the joints and muscles. The exercises are meant to rotate or bend slowly and carefully without extra force, in order to keep them all working smoothly. They also will help your loved one to regain or to keep whatever strength is possible if you work the exercises faithfully. More on this subject coming soon.