Continuous Passive Motion (CPM)
Continuous Passive Motion (CPM) machines are used in post-operative rehabilitation to aid in the recovery process following several types of joint surgeries. After extensive joint surgery, patient attempts at joint flexion can cause considerable pain, dissuading the patient from effective joint motion. Failure to achieve proper rehabilitative flexion can lead to stiffening of the tissue surrounding the joint. Eventually, this condition may cause the formation of scar tissue, resulting in a limited range of motion for the joint.
Passive range of motion moves the joint gradually and slowly without the use of the patient's muscles. The machine is applied post-operatively and can be used in both inpatient and outpatient therapy regimens. The physician will prescribe usage instructions, including the speed of the machine, the duration of usage, amount of motion, and the rate of motion increase.
Various studies have concluded that patients using a CPM machine following surgery generally require less pain medication than those who do not use the CPM machine after the same type of surgery.
Continuous Passive Motion (CPM) machines are used in post-operative rehabilitation to aid in the recovery process following several types of joint surgeries. After extensive joint surgery, patient attempts at joint flexion can cause considerable pain, dissuading the patient from effective joint motion. Failure to achieve proper rehabilitative flexion can lead to stiffening of the tissue surrounding the joint. Eventually, this condition may cause the formation of scar tissue, resulting in a limited range of motion for the joint.
Passive range of motion moves the joint gradually and slowly without the use of the patient's muscles. The machine is applied post-operatively and can be used in both inpatient and outpatient therapy regimens. The physician will prescribe usage instructions, including the speed of the machine, the duration of usage, amount of motion, and the rate of motion increase.
Various studies have concluded that patients using a CPM machine following surgery generally require less pain medication than those who do not use the CPM machine after the same type of surgery.
