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Joint Movements: Understanding Flexion, Extension, and More

Learn about various joint movements like flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, and rotation. Explore the different ways our bodies can move at the joints to maintain flexibility and functionality.

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Joint Movements: Understanding Flexion, Extension, and More

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  1. Movements That Occur at Joints

  2. Flexion- Bending part of a joint as that the angle between them decreases • Extension- Straightening parts ofa joint so that the angle between them increases

  3. Dorsiflexion- Bending the foot upward • Plantar Flexion- Bending the foot downward

  4. Hyperextension- excess extension of the parts at a joint, beyond the anatomical position. • Ex: Bending the head back beyond the upright position.

  5. Abduction- Moving a part AWAY from the midline. • Adduction- moving a part toward the midline.

  6. Rotation- moving a part around an axis. Ex: twisting the head from side to side Circumduction- moving a part so that its end follows a circular path Ex: Moving the finger in a circular motion without moving the hand.

  7. Pronation- turning the hand so that the palm is downward or facing posteriorly. • Supination- Turning the hand so that the palm is upward or facing anteriorly.

  8. Eversion- Turning the foot so that the sole faces laterally. • Inversion- Turning the foot so that the sole faces medially.

  9. Retraction- Moving a part backward • Protraction- Moving a part forward.

  10. Elevation- raising a part • Ex: shrugging the shoulders • Depression- Lowering a part • Ex: Drooping the shoulders

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