{"id":95617,"date":"2021-04-04T06:50:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-04T06:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=95617"},"modified":"2023-10-04T05:35:21","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T05:35:21","slug":"passive-movement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/passive-movement\/","title":{"rendered":"Passive movement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Movement of a limb or other body part by a doctor or therapist, not by the person.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Movement not brought about by a patient&#8217;s own efforts. Passive movements are induced by manipulation of the joints by a physiotherapist. They are useful in maintaining function when a patient has nerve or muscle disorders that prevent voluntary movement.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A movement induced by someone other than the patient. Physiotherapists manipulate joints by passive movement in order to retain and encourage function of a nerve or muscle that is not working normally because of injury or disease.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Movement of the body or a part due to outside forces.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>Manipulation of an individual&#8217;s limbs or body by another person. Passive movement is employed in physiotherapy to engage the body when an individual is unable to make voluntary movements due to nerve or muscle disorders.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 gizmo:border-0 dark:border-gray-900\/50 gizmo:dark:border-0 bg-gray-50 gizmo:bg-transparent dark:bg-[#444654] gizmo:dark:bg-transparent sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-13\">\n<div class=\"p-4 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 gizmo:gap-3 gizmo:md:px-5 gizmo:lg:px-1 gizmo:xl:px-5 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] gizmo:md:max-w-3xl gizmo:lg:max-w-[40rem] gizmo:xl:max-w-[48rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 gizmo:w-full md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)] agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words overflow-x-auto\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>Motions initiated by a doctor manipulating a body part without the patient&#8217;s active participation. Often used in physiotherapy to work on muscles and joints.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Movement of a limb or other body part by a doctor or therapist, not by the person. Movement not brought about by a patient&#8217;s own efforts. Passive movements are induced by manipulation of the joints by a physiotherapist. 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