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Ankle Passive Range of Motion (PROM) Exercises: Step-by-Step

  1. Person lying on back, with head on pillow and legs extended straight.

    1. Have the person lie down with their legs straight.

  2. Icon of arm with muscles flexed inside prohibition symbol.

    2. Don’t force movement.

  3. Person's hands wrapped around other person’s foot while sitting in front of the person's feet.

    3. Hold both sides of their foot.

  4. Other person’s leg out straight, with hands holding foot and toes pointed up.

    4. With the leg straight, bend the foot at the ankle.

  5. Hands supporting other person’s foot and pushing foot up toward their knee.

    5. Push their foot slowly up toward their knee.

  6. Hands supporting other person’s foot and pulling foot down away from their knee.

    6. Pull their foot slowly down away from their knee.

  7. Hands supporting other person’s foot, pushing and pulling again.

    7. Repeat as directed.

  8. Hands supporting other person’s other foot, pushing and pulling foot.

    8. Repeat on the other foot.

  9. One hand holding other person’s ankle and other hand holding ball of foot.

    9. From the side, hold their ankle and foot.

  10. Hands supporting other person’s foot, with arrow showing foot being pulled toward person moving foot.

    10. Pull their foot toward you.

  11. Hands supporting other person’s foot, with arrow showing foot being pushed away from person moving foot.

    11. Push their foot away from you.

  12. Hands supporting other person’s foot, pulling and pushing again.

    12. Repeat as directed.

  13. Hands supporting other person’s other foot, pulling and pushing foot.

    13. Repeat on the other foot.

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