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<li>[[Disabled Village Children:Chapter 42: Range-of-Motion and Other Exercises|Chapter 42: Range-of-Motion and Other Exercises]]</li>
    <li>[[Disabled Village Children:Different Exercises for Different Needs|Different Exercises for Different Needs]]</li>
    <li>[[Disabled Village Children:Range-of-Motion (Rom) Exercises|Range-of-Motion (Rom) Exercises]]</li>
    <li>[[Disabled Village Children:Guidelines for Doing Stretching and Range-of-Motion Exercises|Guidelines for Doing Stretching and Range-of-Motion Exercises]]</li>
    <li>[[Disabled Village Children:There Are 3 Main Ways of Doing Range-of-Motion Exercises|There Are 3 Main Ways of Doing Range-of-Motion Exercises]]</li>
    <li>[[Disabled Village Children:Common Sense Precautions When Doing Exercises|Common Sense Precautions When Doing Exercises]]</li>
    <li>[[Disabled Village Children:Ideas for Making Exercises Fun|Ideas for Making Exercises Fun]]</li>
    <li>[[Disabled Village Children:Complete Range-of-Motion Exercises—Upper Limbs|Complete Range-of-Motion Exercises—Upper Limbs]]</li>
    <li>[[Disabled Village Children:Range-of-Motion Exercises —Lower Limbs|Range-of-Motion Exercises —Lower Limbs]]</li>
    <li>[[Disabled Village Children:Range-of-Motion Exercises—Neck and Trunk|Range-of-Motion Exercises—Neck and Trunk]]</li>
    <li>[[Disabled Village Children:Exercise Instruction Sheets—for Giving to Parents|Exercise Instruction Sheets—for Giving to Parents]]</li>
    <li>[[Disabled Village Children:Stretching Exercise to Help Your Child Put Her Foot Down Flat|Stretching Exercise to Help Your Child Put Her Foot Down Flat]]</li>
    <li>[[Disabled Village Children:Stretching Exercise to Straighten a Stiff Knee|Stretching Exercise to Straighten a Stiff Knee]]</li>
    <li>[[Disabled Village Children:Stretching Exercises for a Bent-Hip Contracture|Stretching Exercises for a Bent-Hip Contracture]]</li>
    <li>[[Disabled Village Children:Exercises and Positions to Help Avoid Pressure Sores and Contractures|Exercises and Positions to Help Avoid Pressure Sores and Contractures]]</li>
    <li>[[Disabled Village Children:Exercise for a Straighter Back|Exercise for a Straighter Back]]</li>
   <li>[[Disabled Village Children:Strengthening Exercises to Get Arms Ready to Walk with Crutches|Strengthening Exercises to Get Arms Ready to Walk with Crutches]]</li>
   <li>[[Disabled Village Children:Strengthening Exercises to Help Your Child Have Stronger Thighs|Strengthening Exercises to Help Your Child Have Stronger Thighs]]</li>
  <li>[[Disabled Village Children:Strengthening Exercise for the Muscles on the Side of the Hip|Strengthening Exercise for the Muscles on the Side of the Hip]]</li>
<li>[[Disabled Village Children:Range-of-Motion and Strengthening Exercises for the Hand and Wrist|Range-of-Motion and Strengthening Exercises for the Hand and Wrist]]</li>
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We show these as active exercises. Usually they should be done by the person himself. [[Disabled_Village_Children:Common_Sense_Precautions_When_Doing_Exercises#caution|If any help is given it should be very gentle, with no force]], especially when exercising a stiff neck.

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<td colspan=4 style="padding-bottom:20px;">'''NECK'''</td></tr>

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<td colspan=4>[[Image:DVC_Ch42_Page_381-1.png|420px|left|alt=child doing neck exercises]]</td></tr>

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<td style="width:25%;">''Turn head to left and to right,</td>
<td style="width:25%;padding-left:25px;">''side to side,</td>
<td style="width:25%;padding-left:35px;">''up and down,</td>
<td style="width:25%;padding-left:25px;">''and back and forward.</td></tr>
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<td colspan=4 style="padding-bottom:20px;">'''TRUNK'''</td></tr>

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<td colspan=4 style="padding-right:8px;">[[Image:DVC_Ch42_Page_381-2.png|420px|center|alt=Child doing trunk exerices]]</td></tr>

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<td style="width:25%;">''Bend back.</td>
<td style="width:25%;">''Bend forward.</td>
<td style="width:25%;">''Bend sideways.</td>
<td  style="width:25%;padding-left:19px;padding-right:19px;">''Twist.</td>
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<td colspan=3 style="padding-bottom:20px;">'''UPPER BACK''' (shoulder blades):</td></tr>

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<td colspan=3>[[Image:DVC_Ch42_Page_381-3.png|420px|left|alt=child doing upper back exercises]]</td></tr>

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<td style="width:33%;padding-right:20px;">''Bringing shoulders forward, pulls the shoulder blades wide apart.</td>
<td style="width:33%;">''Pulling shoulders back, pushes the shoulder blades close together.</td>
<td style="width:33%;padding-left:20px;">''Pull shoulders up toward ears. Push shoulders down.</td></tr>
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<td colspan=4 style="padding-bottom:20px;">'''RIBS'''</td></tr>

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<td style="width:25%;">[[Image:DVC_Ch42_Page_381-4.png|50px|center|alt=A girl breathing in]]</td>
<td style="width:25%;">''Breathe in deeply</td>
<td style="width:25%;">[[Image:DVC_Ch42_Page_381-5.png|65px|center|alt=a girl breathing out]]
<td style="width:25%;padding-right:15px;">''Breathe out deeply. See how long you can whistle or blow.<br><br>(Blow a whistle or blow up a balloon.)</tr>

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<td colspan=5>'''JAW'''</td></tr>

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<td colspan=3>[[Image:DVC_Ch42_Page_381-6.png|330px|center|alt=child pulling jaw back and forth and opening mouth]]</td>
<td colspan=2>[[Image:DVC_Ch42_Page_381-7.png|190px|center|alt=child moving jaw side to side]]</td></tr>

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<td align=center style="width:20%;">''Pull jaw back,</td>
<td style="width:20%;">''and push forward.</td>
<td style="width:20%;">''Open mouth wide.</td>
<td style="width:20%;padding-left:25px;padding-right:20px;">''Move jaw to one side,</td>
<td style="width:20%;padding-right:15px;">''and then to the other side.</td></tr>
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