Bilateral passive ROM exercise prolong muscular expansibility
while preventing shrinkage and improve the patient’s
ROM and flexibility; they can be conducted through
the efforts of a third person in the case of unconscious
patients18, 19). This study investigated the effects of bilateral
passive ROM exercise on the level of upper extremity
function and ADL based on exercise routines that could be
administered by a nurse to an acute stroke patient in the
NSICU independent from the constraints of time, place,
available equipment, or the consciousness of the patient;
15-minute exercise routines were performed twice a day, 5
times a week, for 4 weeks