Normal active range of motion of lower extremity joints of the healthy young adults in Cairo, Egypt

Shimaa T Abu El Kasem,Sobhy M Aly,Ehab M Kamel,Hisham M Hussein

doi:10.1186/s43161-020-00005-9

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Journal: Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy	Publication Date: Aug 5, 2020
Citations: 5	License type: open-access

Affiliation: Cairo University

Abstract

BackgroundRange of motion (ROM) can be considered as one of the most commonly measured variables in musculoskeletal health care. When interpreting ROM, a common method is to compare obtained ROM values to normative data. So the current study aimed to establish (1) normative active ROM (AROM) values for lower extremity joints in young Egyptian adults, (2) compare the AROM between dominant and non-dominant lower extremity joints, and (3) compare between the values of AROM of lower extremity joints in both genders.ResultsPaired t-test demonstrated that there was statistical but not a clinical difference between the dominant and non-dominant ROM values of the lower extremity joints. Unpaired t-test revealed that there was statistical but not a clinical difference between male and female ROM values of lower extremity joints.ConclusionsThis study summarized normative data of Egyptian young adults; there were statistical but not a clinical difference between dominant and none dominant lower extremity joints in AROM and between males and females.

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Range of motion (ROM) can be considered as one of the most commonly measured variables in musculoskeletal health care
The most popular sources for normative ROM references were usually extracted from different sources; the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS), the American Medical Association (AMA) [10], and comparing to contralateral side, but there is till contradiction and confusion in the available literature about using it as a source of normative ROM [11]
Study design and setting This cross-sectional study was performed at a local research laboratory during the period between January and October 2018 to measure the normal active ROM (AROM) of the hip, knee, and ankle joints in healthy young adults

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Range of motion (ROM) can be considered as one of the most commonly measured variables in musculoskeletal health care. Results: Paired t-test demonstrated that there was statistical but not a clinical difference between the dominant and non-dominant ROM values of the lower extremity joints. Unpaired t-test revealed that there was statistical but not a clinical difference between male and female ROM values of lower extremity joints. The data reported by these sources were extracted from old studies that encountered multiple methodological limitations. These limitations included undefined sample size, age, population characteristics, interracial, Abu El Kasem et al Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy (2020) 25:2 and between-gender variation in ROM. The measurement tools or procedures, the type of motion measured either passive or active, were missed in these references [12]

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