A national survey in United Arab Emirates on practice of passive range of motion by physiotherapists in intensive care unit.

Alaparthi Gopal KrishnaVeena RaigangarKalyana Chakravarthy Bairapareddy Aishwarya Gatty Shamma Mohammad Asma AlzarooniMarah AtefRawan AbdulrahmanSara RedhaAisha RashidMay Tamim

Published in: PloS one (2021)

PROM was found to be one of the frequently used mobilization techniques administered by physiotherapists in the intensive care units and was mostly performed after assessment. Maintaining joint range of motion was the main aim for performing PROM. Variability was found in the sets and repetitions of PROM administered. Various factors influenced the practice of PROM.

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intensive care unit
primary care
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mechanical ventilation
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