Which end-feel is yielding resistance due to muscle approximation or swelling?

Which end-feel is yielding resistance due to muscle approximation or swelling?

• A. End-feel is the resistance felt at the end of ROM
• B. Capsular end-feel
• C. Bony end-feel
• D. Soft end-feel

Answer: (D)

End-feel is the type of resistance you feel at the end of a passive range, and it reveals what tissue is limiting movement. When the limiting factor is soft tissue coming into contact—such as muscle bulk pressing against itself—or swelling within the joint, the end feel feels soft and yieldingly compressible. That soft, squishy sensation is characteristic of a soft end-feel, which aligns with resistance due to muscle approximation or edema. Capsular end-feel, by contrast, is a firmer, leathery resistance produced by tight joint capsule; bony end-feel is a hard, abrupt stop from bone-on-bone contact; the general definition of end-feel describes the concept rather than a specific type.

End-feel is the type of resistance you feel at the end of a passive range, and it reveals what tissue is limiting movement. When the limiting factor is soft tissue coming into contact—such as muscle bulk pressing against itself—or swelling within the joint, the end feel feels soft and yieldingly compressible. That soft, squishy sensation is characteristic of a soft end-feel, which aligns with resistance due to muscle approximation or edema.

Capsular end-feel, by contrast, is a firmer, leathery resistance produced by tight joint capsule; bony end-feel is a hard, abrupt stop from bone-on-bone contact; the general definition of end-feel describes the concept rather than a specific type.