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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Apr 26.
Published in final edited form as: J Med Syst. 2018 Nov 7;42(12):255. doi: 10.1007/s10916-018-1113-4

Table 3.

Minimum active and passive Range of Motion (ROM) required for participation [7]

ROM status Limb
Shoulder Elbow Wrist Fingers Thumb

Minimum passive ROM Flexion ≥90° Abduction ≥90° External rotation ≥45° Extension to ≥150° Extension ≥0° Forearm supination/pronation ≥45° MCP extension to ≥145° Extension or abduction of thumb ≥10°
Minimum active ROM Flexion ≥45° and Abduction ≥45° Extension ≥20° from a 90° flexed starting position Extension ≥10° from fully flexed starting position Extension MCP and (PIP or DIP) joints of at least 2 fingers ≥10° Extension or abduction of thumb ≥10°

MCP: Metacarpophalangeal, PIP: Proximal interphalangeal, DIP: Distal interphalangeal