Normal Range of Motion for Each Joint is important to know the during the physical examination. The ranges are listed as follows
Normal Values (in degrees):
Hip flexion (bending) 0-125
Hip extension (straightening) 115-0
Hip hyperextension (straightening beyond normal range) 0-15
Hip abduction (move away from central axis of body) 0-45
Hip adduction (move towards central axis of body) 45-0
Hip lateral rotation (rotation away from center of body) 0-45
Hip medial rotation (rotation towards center of body) 0-45
Knee flexion 0-130
Knee extension 120-0
Ankle plantar flexion (movement downward) 0-50
Ankle dorsiflexion (movement upward) 0-20
Foot inversion (turned inward) 0-35
Foot eversion (turned outward) 0-25
Metatarsophalangeal joints flexion 0-30
Metatarsophalangeal joints extension 0-80
Interphalangeal joints of toe flexion 0-50
Interphalangeal joints of toe extension 50-0
Shoulder flexion 0-90
Shoulder extension 0-50
Shoulder abduction 0-90
Shoulder adduction 90-0
Shoulder lateral rotation 0-90
Shoulder medial rotation 0-90
Elbow flexion 0-160
Elbow extension 145-0
Elbow pronation (rotation inward) 0-90
Elbow supination (rotation outward) 0-90
Wrist flexion 0-90
Wrist extension 0-70
Wrist abduction 0-25
Wrist adduction 0-65
Metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joints abduction 0-25
MCP adduction 20-0
MCP flexion 0-90
MCP extension 0-30
Interphalangeal proximal (PIP) joints of fingers flexion 0-120
PIP extension 120-0
Interphalangeal distal (DIP) joint of fingers flexion 0-80
DIP extension 80-0
Metacarpophalangeal joint of thumb abduction 0-50
MCP of thumb adduction 40-0
MCP of thumb flexion 0-70
MCP of thumb extension 60-0
Interphalangeal joint of thumb flexion 0-90
Interphalangeal joint of thumb extension 90-0
