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Abduction
A movement of a limb latterly away from the body ex: spreading the fingers
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Addiction
Movement of a limb medially toward or across the midline of the body ex: bringing fingers together
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Circumduction
circular motion of the arm, thigh, hand, thumb or finger that is produced by the sequential combination of flexion, abduction, extension and addiction
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Dorsiflexion
Movement at the ankle that brings the top of the foot toward the anterior leg
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Plantar Flexion
Foot movement at the ankle in which the heel is lifted off the ground
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Eversion
Foot movement in which the bottom of the foot is turned laterally, away from the midline
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Inversion
Foot movement in which the bottom of the foot is turned toward the midline
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Extension
Movement that increases the angle of a joint (straightnes the joint)
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Flexion
Movement that decreases the angle of a joint (bends the joint)
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Hyperextension
Excessive extension of joint, beyond the normal range of movement
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Hyperflexion
Excessive flexion of joint, beyond the normal range of movement
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Lateral flexion
Bending of the neck or body toward the right or left side
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Lateral (external) rotation
Movement of the arm at the shoulder joint or the thigh at the hip joint that moves the anterior surface of the limb away from the midline of the body
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Medial (internal) rotation
Movement of the arm at the shoulder joint or thigh at the hip joint that brings the anterior surface of the limb toward the midline of the body
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Opposition
Thumb movement that brings the tip of the thumb in contact with the tip of the finger
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Reposition
Movement of the thumb from opposition back to the anatomical position (next to index finger )
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Pronation
Forearm motion that moves the palm of the hand from the palm forward to the palm backward position
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Supination
Forearm motion that moves the palm of the hand from the palm backward to the palm forward position
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