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quantity of motion

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quantity of motion
The size or magnitude of motion available for active use, which is determined based on anatomic or geometric assessment of the assessment of the joint


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Description Clinical assessment of spinal segmental motion involves two major constructs: quantity of motion (displacement), and stiffness (or the force-displacement relationship) (Maher 1998b).
While pain responses were assessed, they were recorded separately from the assessment of quality and quantity of motion, and were not included in the analysis for this study.
Time is a constant quantity of motion that we use to measure all other motions.
 
 
 
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