Range of Motion or Rom

There are two types of ROM.Active ROM is a motion you can do yourself just by telling yourself to do it.For instance,you know your favorite book is at the top of the stairs, so you decide to walk up them to get your book.For people with unrestricted ROM,this movement requires only the thought and initiative to move one foot in front of the other.

Passive ROM,on the other hand, occurs when someone or something else move a joint.For example, you can bend your wrist backwards by telling yourself to perform this active ROM.However, if you apply pressure to further hyperextend the wrist, you are performing a passive ROM that cannot be achieved without the added pressure of your other hand.

The interaction between synovial joints and muscles is what allows us to dance, play, work,and even bend over to pick up a penny! When ROM is restricted, people's lives are restricted.Helping to restore a person's ROM and therefore improve the quality of his or her life can be a big part of the satisfaction of being a personal fitness trainer.