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Your health care provider may recommend range of motion exercises, designed to increase muscle strength and flexibility. Continue these exercises at home.
Visit your health care provider if a joint does not move fully and easily in its normal way. If a joint develops (new) changes in its ability to move, the affected part should be examined to determine the cause.
The health care provider will perform a physical examination and will ask you about your medical history. Questions may include:
Note: Limited range of motion may be discovered by the health care provider during an examination for other conditions, and the affected person may or may not have been aware of its presence.
The muscular system, nervous system, and skeleton may be examined in detail. Depending on the cause,joint x-rays andspine x-rays may be needed. Other tests may also be done.
Physical therapy may be recommended.
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