REHABILITATION MEDICINE ASSIGNMENT

Name : SANDRA SEBASTIAN

Roll Number : 313201700126055

Description:

The Hip joint is one of the most important joints in the body because of the vital
role it plays in locomotion. It is the second largest weight-bearing joint in the
body, after the knee joint. It is a ball-and-socket synovial joint formed between
the os coxa (hip bone) and the femur. The rounded head of the femur forms the
ball, which fits into the acetabulum (socket in the pelvic bone) and ligaments
connect the ball to the socket, thereby providing tremendous stability to the joint.
Functionally, the hip joint enjoys a very high range of motion.

RANGE OF MOTION OF HIP JOINT :

The hip joint's range of motion (ROM) is an important clinical parameter used in
hip assessment.

Hip flexion is one of the hip motions that can be measured with a goniometer.
The goniometer can simply measure the joint angles.

PROCEDURE :
1. Client is laid supine.

2. Hand is placed above the trunk . Make sure no pelvic movement occurs.

3. Motions of the pelvis on the lumbar spine during measurement of hip flexion or
extension can artificially inflate the range of motion measurement obtained.

4. Use landmarks on the pelvis .For example : Palpate the Greater tronchanter . It
is to eliminate the possibility of including lumbar spine motion in the
measurement, or one should manually ensure that the pelvis remains in a neutral
position at the beginning and end of the range of motion measurement.

*Hip flexion range of motion is dependent on the position of the knee during
movement.

Full hip flexion is obtained only with the knee flexed.

If the hip is flexed with the knee extended, tension in the hamstring muscles limits
the motion

Goniometer Placement
Findings :
Expected range of motion is 0- 120 degrees.

Most of the motions at the hip are limited by the ligaments (iliofemoral,
ischiofemoral, and pubofemoral) and muscles that surround the joint, as well as
by the hip joint capsule. Hip flexion is an exemption, being frequently limited by
approximation of the soft tissue between the anterior thigh and the abdomen
when the knee is flexed.