Pain Management and ROM Desensitization
Chapter 9 Pain Management and ROM Desensitization Imagine three clinical scenarios in which patients present with different knee conditions. The first patient presents with a knee sprain which happened 1…
The Overloading Condition for Recovery
Chapter 6 The Overloading Condition for Recovery To write this book I have spent many hours sitting over several years, in mostly flexed slouched position. Yet, the flexion range of…
Towards a Functional Approach
Chapter 12 Towards a Functional Approach This chapter will explore how to integrate the various principles discussed in previous chapters into a unified, functional range of movement (ROM) rehabilitation approach….
Rehabilitating the Active ROM: Neuromuscular Consideration
Chapter 8 Rehabilitating the Active ROM Neuromuscular Consideration Imagine a common clinical scenario in which a treatment is about to commence for the stiff, non-painful frozen shoulder. Several questions come…
Adaptation in ROM Loss and Recovery
Chapter 4 Adaptation in ROM Loss and Recovery The capacity of the musculoskeletal system to undergo range of movement (ROM) adaptation can be seen in a number of human experiences,…
Specificity in ROM Rehabilitation
Chapter 5 Specificity in ROM Rehabilitation Often individuals (as well as animals) overcome their injury and range of movement (ROM) losses by taking actions that resemble the movement patterns which…
Exposure and Scheduling the ROM Challenge
Chapter 7 Exposure and Scheduling the ROM Challenge Recently, I was standing on a beach and observing the wide range of sports activities that individuals were undertaking, in particular their…
Functional and Dysfunctional ROM
Chapter 2 Functional and Dysfunctional ROM In setting out to rehabilitate range of movement (ROM) the first task is to establish what is normal ROM and what is abnormal ROM;…
Stretch-tolerance Model
Chapter 10 Stretch-tolerance Model In clinic we may sometimes find that yoga and martial arts practitioners who are “stretch experienced” may be less concerned about painful stretching positions than those…
Psychological and Behavioural Considerations in ROM Rehabilitation
Chapter 11 Psychological and Behavioural Considerations in ROM Rehabilitation A dancer presented in my clinic complaining of severe shoulder range of movement (ROM) limitation and pain. He was previously diagnosed…
