Chapter 9 Rehabilitation and restorative care

Phantom sensation- warmth, itching, or tingling of a body part that has been amputated. 

Phantom limb pain- pain in a limb that has been amputated. 

Range of motion (ROM)

Abduction- moving a body part away from the midline of the body.

Adduction- moving a body part toward the midline of the body.

Extension- straightening a body part. 

Flexion- bending a body part.

Dorsiflexion- bending backward.

Rotation- turning a joint. 

Pronation- turning downward. 

Supination- turning upward. 

Opposition- touching the thumb to any other finger. 

Types of ROM exercises:

• PROM- NA does all the work and resident does none.

• AROM- NA encourages and the resident does all the work.

• AAROM- NA assists and supports the resident.