Functional Movement

Flashcards relating functional movement and activities

Cervical Rotation

Looking to your left and then your right, such as when checking for others before walking or talking with friends.

Cervical Flexion

Looking down, like when tying shoes or looking down to button pants.

Cervical Extension

Looking up towards the ceiling, for example, to check a ceiling light.

Shoulder Flexion

Raising your arms up straight in front of you as high as you can, like in dumbbell front raises.

Shoulder Extension

Moving your arms backwards behind you while keeping them straight, such as when putting on a jacket.

Shoulder Internal Rotation

Bending your elbow to 90 degrees and rotating your arm downwards, similar to dumbbell shoulder external rotation.

Shoulder External Rotation

Bend your elbow to 90 degrees, while keeping your elbow close to your body.  Begin to slowly rotate the arm upwards towards your head

Shoulder Abduction

Moving your arm out to the side and upwards, like waving hello or goodbye.

Elbow Flexion

Bending your elbow to bring your hand close to your shoulder, as when applying makeup or eating.

Elbow Extension

Straightening your arm out in front of you, like when someone is handing you an object.

Forearm Supination

Turning your palm up toward the ceiling with your elbow bent, as when holding a cup of soup.

Forearm Pronation

Turning your palm down toward the floor with your elbow bent, like when pouring soup or flipping game cards.

Wrist Flexion

Flexing your wrist forward with your palm facing up, as when handwriting notes or playing the piano.

Wrist Extension

Bending your wrist backwards with your palm up, as when throwing a ball or doing push-ups.

Ulnar/Radial Deviation

Bending your wrist sideways towards your pinky or thumb, as when changing a lightbulb or using a can opener.

Finger Flexion

Bending your fingers like grabbing something, such as a cup or when drawing.

Finger Extension

Straightening your fingers out, for instance, to catch a ball.

Thumb Opposition

Touching the tip of your thumb to the tip of your pinky, like when picking up coins or using tweezers.

Hip Flexion

Lifting your thighs towards the ceiling, as when going up stairs or taking a cycling class.

Hip Extension

Pushing your leg back as far as you can, keeping it straight, such as when running or doing standing kickbacks.

Knee Flexion

Bending your leg as much as you can at the knee while standing, like in yoga poses or stair climbing.

Knee Extension

Straightening your leg out in front of you while standing, like when kicking a ball or doing hamstring stretches.

Ankle Plantar Flexion

Pointing your toes downwards, such as when driving a car or dancing.

Ankle Dorsi Flexion

Flexing your foot up toward your face, as when taking your foot off the gas or brake pedal.