Radial Fracture, Ten Weeks Post Surgery: PROM Priorities
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The therapist explains why passive range of motion (PROM) is a higher priority than strengthening during this treatment session. She demonstrates PROM techniques with a patient who is ten weeks post surgical repair for a distal radial fracture.
The therapist explains why passive range of motion (PROM) is a higher priority than strengthening during this treatment session. She demonstrates PROM techniques with a patient who is ten weeks post surgical repair for a distal radial fracture.
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