This companion to Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, Fifth Edition, provides instruction on a standardized method for measuring range of motion (ROM). The Guides Fifth assumes the user is experienced in measuring range of motion. This manual provides: -Basic to proficient guidance that will enable physicians, physical therapists and other evaluators to obtain accurate ROM measurements using standardized guidelines, reference tables and reporting protocols
-A consistent approach that promises to produce greater intra- and inter-evaluator reliability
-Information on identifying anatomic landmarks
-Instruction on properly positioning or stabilizing the body
-Methods for using a consistent technique to apply measurements to a joint
