active range of motion


active range of motion (AROM),

amount of motion at a given joint when the subject moves the part voluntarily.

Active Range of Motion

The range of movement through which a person can voluntarily change a joint’s components without assistance from another body part, person or device.

ac·tive range of mo·tion

(AROM) (ak'tĭv rānj mō'shŭn) Amount of motion at a given joint when the subject moves the part voluntarily.