Continuous passive motion machine is referring to a machine used for post-surgery patients, these motorized machines move the arms and legs to keep patients mobile and their joints strong.
Pain caused by movement prevents patients from keeping active and can cause joints to stiffen and develop scar tissue after the surgery. Further immobility can limit the range of motion, requiring months of physical therapy to repair. This machine is well known as it can move patient's joints without the use of his or her muscles, however, this therapy has been known to significantly accelerate recovery time and decrease pain.
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