Lie Like a Pro
Your patient is lying flat on their back like they’re starring in a “Sleeping Beauty” reboot. What position is this?
What is the Supine position?
Your patient wants to eat without spilling soup all over themselves. The head of the bed is at 90 degrees. Name this upright foodie-friendly position.
What is the High Fowler’s position?
Your patient is doing the best jazz hands in town on their own!
What is Active Range of Motion (AROM)?
Your patient asks, “Can I do the Macarena with my neck?” They want to rotate it from side to side.
What is the cervical spine (neck joint)?
When a patient bends their elbow like they’re about to arm wrestle, but no one’s actually challenging them.
What is elbow flexion?
Your patient wants to pretend they’re skydiving on a budget. You place them on their stomach with their head turned to the side. Name this adventurous position.
What is the Prone position?
Your patient wants to feel supported but not too upright, kind of like sitting back on a recliner during movie night.
What is the Semi-Fowler’s position?
Your patient is as active as a sloth on a Sunday. You help them with the exercises while they just relax.
What is Passive Range of Motion (PROM)?
If a patient is stretching their leg and kicking it out straight like a ballerina, which joint is moving?
What is the knee joint?
Your patient is trying to show their “superstar” skills by raising their leg straight up like they’re practicing for the high jump.
What is hip flexion?
You notice your patient lying on their side like they’re posing for a magazine cover. What position is this?
What is the Lateral (Side-lying) position?
Your patient is sitting up at 45 degrees, pretending they’re at the movies but without the popcorn.
What is the Fowler’s position?
Your patient insists, “I don’t need help, I got this!” But they still need your support to get their joints moving.
What is assisted active ROM?
Your patient looks like they’re trying to kick a soccer ball but their foot never leaves the bed.
What is the hip joint (hip flexion/extension)?
Patient twists their neck to one side like they’re checking out what’s happening behind them.
What is cervical rotation?
Your patient is chillin’ with the head of the bed elevated at 45 degrees, ready to binge-watch Netflix. What position is this?
What is the Fowler’s position?
Your patient is sitting up, but not too high, just enough to avoid a food coma after lunch.
What is the Semi-Fowler’s position?
This is a fancy way of saying, “Don’t just sit there—move your body!” What do we call exercises that help keep joints healthy by moving them through their full range?
What are Range of Motion (ROM) exercises?
You’re doing wrist circles for a patient who feels like a DJ.
What is the wrist joint?
This exercise involves your patient twisting their wrist like they’re starting a car that’s just a little stubborn.
What is wrist rotation?
Your patient is placed on their left side with one leg flexed, like they’re practicing yoga. What’s the name of this chill position?
What is the Sims’ position?
This exercise involves the patient moving their fingers apart like they’re trying to give you the “peace” sign, but with extra drama.
What is finger abduction?