The Practical Guide to Range of Motion Assessment (Hardcover)

Although range of motion (ROM) enables the examiner to assess musuloskeletal function, ROM measurements also have been among the hardest to replicate--until now. "The Practical Guide to Range of Motion Assessment leads you through a standardized method for measuring ROM objectively and accurately. This book will help you implement a systematic measurement approach in your practice that can be referenced and replicated by other practitioners. Reduce variability between evaluators--This guide's approach is based on the neutral zero method of measurement, which has been adopted by the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, the American Society of Surgery of the Hands, the "AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, the Social Security Administration, and other preeminent assocations. This consistent approach promises to produce greater intra-and interevaluator reliability by minimizing factors that can influence measurement accuracy.