Functional Range of Motion

Question 1

___ degrees of shoulder flexion in adults reaching for objects on a shelf.

Answer 1

120

Question 2

___ degrees of shoulder flexion in children reaching for objects on a shelf

Answer 2

140

Question 3

___ to ___ degrees of shoulder flexion for feeding tasks.

Answer 3

35 to 85

Question 4

___ to ___ degrees of abduction/scaption to reach behind the head

Answer 4

110 to 125

Question 5

___ to ___ degrees of lateral rotation of the shoulder to reach behind the head.

Answer 5

40 to 60

Question 6

___ degrees of extension to reach behind the back.

Answer 6

50

Question 7

___ amount of elbow and wrist extension required to rise from a chair.

Answer 7

Large/ Full

Question 8

___ degrees of pronation occur during the action of reading a newspaper.

Answer 8

50

Question 9

__ degrees of ulnar deviation required to open the lid of a jar.

Answer 9

36

Question 10

__ degrees of radial deviation required to open the lid of a jar.

Answer 10

12

Question 11

__ degrees of wrist flexion required to turn a doorknob

Answer 11

40

Question 12

__ degrees of wrist extension required to turn a doorknob.

Answer 12

45

Question 13

___ amount of wrist flexion required for fastening a bra or bathing suit.

Answer 13

Large

Question 14

Picking up a coin requires:

Answer 14

Use of the tips or pulps of the digits.

Question 15

Writing usually requires:

Answer 15

Finger-thumb prehension in the form of a three-point pinch.

Question 16

Holding objects reuqires:

Answer 16

Full Hand Prehension (power grip)

Question 17

The amount of metacarpophalangeal and proximal interphalangeal flexion varies, depending on _______.

Answer 17

The size of the object

Question 18

Looking up at the ceiling requires ___ to ___ degrees of cervical extension.

Answer 18

40 to 50

Question 19

If cervical extension is limited when looking at the ceiling, the person must:

Answer 19

Extend the entire spine in efforts to place the head in a position to look at the ceiling.

Question 20

___ to ___ degrees of cervical rotation required to look over the shoulder

Answer 20

60 to 70

Question 21

If cervical rotation ROM is limited when looking over the shoulder, the person must:

Answer 21

Rotate the entire trunk to position the head to check for oncoming traffic.

Question 22

If cervical rotation ROM is limited when looking over the shoulder, the person must:

Answer 22

Rotate the entire trunk to position the head to check for oncoming traffic.

Question 23

Sit to stand requires an average of ___ degrees of lumbar flexion

Answer 23

35

Question 24

Putting on socks requires an average of ___ degrees of lumbar flexion.

Answer 24

56

Question 25

Picking up something from the floor requires an average of __ degrees of lumbar flexion.

Answer 25

62

Question 26

Ascending stairs requires between ___ and ___ degrees of hip flexion, depending on stair dimensions.

Answer 26

47 and 66

Question 27

Sitting in a chair with an average seat height requires ___ degrees of hip flexion.

Answer 27

112

Question 28

Putting on socks requires: ____ degrees of flexion; ___ degrees of abduction; ____ degrees of lateral rotation

Answer 28

120; 20; 20

Question 29

Descending stairs requires between ____ degrees and ____ degrees of knee flexion depending on the stair dimensions.

Answer 29

86 and 107

Question 30

Rising from a chair requires a mean range of knee flexion of ___ degrees to ___ degrees.

Answer 30

90 to 95

Question 31

Putting on socks requires approximately ___ degrees of knee flexion.

Answer 31

117

Question 32

Cross legged sitting requires: ___ degrees of medial knee rotation and ___ degrees of lateral hip rotation.

Answer 32

33; 37

Question 33

Kneeling with ankles plantarflexed requires knee flexion of approximately ___ degrees.

Answer 33

144

Question 34

Squatting with heels up may require as much as ___ degrees of knee flexion.

Answer 34

157

Question 35

Standing on tip toe requires full plantarflexion and ___ to ___ degrees of extension at the first metatarsophalangeal joint.

Answer 35

58-60

Question 36

Descending stairs requires ___ to ____ degrees of ankle dorsiflexion depending on the rise height of the stairs.

Answer 36

21 to 36