Active, Passive, and Active-Assistive Range of Motion (ROM) Exercise to Improve Muscle Strength in Post Stroke Clients: A Systematic Review

: Stroke can cause various levels of disorders, such as decreased muscle tone, loss of sensibility in some parts of the body, decreased ability to move sick limbs and incapacity in certain activities so that exercise therapy is one way to accelerate the recovery of patients from injuries and diseases in governance using active or passive movements. This systematic review focuses on giving Range of Motion exercise therapy to muscle strength, with journal search through Science Direct database, Ebscho, Pro Quest, E-Resources, Sage Journal and Google Scholar. The year limit used is 10 years (2007-2017). In general, all of the review 14 journals provide results that the Range of Motion exercise provides benefits as an intervention to increase muscle strength in post-stroke clients because exercise therapy is one way to speed the recovery of patients from paralysis. The goal of Range of Motion exercise therapy is to maintain muscle flexibility and strength, maintain joint mobility and prevent deformity, stiffness and muscle contractures. Some of the Range of Motion exercises describe useful interventions for increased post-stroke client muscle strength. So hopefully stroke patients and families can be motivated to perform activities of exercise therapy for the improvement of self-sufficiency post-stroke patients. The success of exercise therapy is strongly influenced by the patient's own compliance. The recovery therapy should be lived with patience and sincerity as well as motivation to give the result of reovery from the maximum paralysis of stroke.