Movements

flexion

bending movement where joint angle decreases (any joint)

extension

straightening movements where joint angle increases (any joint)

hyperextension

extension of body part past anatomical position, over increasing joint angle

hyperflexion

joint bends to far past normal range of motion over decreasing joint angle.

abduction

movement of a segment away from midline (any joint)

adduction

movement of a segment towards midline (any joint)

horizontal adduction

a body movement where a limb moves across the front of your body toward your center line in the horizontal plane

horizontal abduction

a body movement where the arm moves outward away from the middle of the chest in the horizontal or transverse plane

circumduction

moving through all planes (elbow and hips)

rotation medial/internal

rotation of part anteriorly

rotation lateral/external

rotation of part posteriorly

supination (forearm/hand)

rotation of forearm so palm faces anteriorly

pronation forearm/hand

rotation of forearm so palm faces posteriorly

elevation

movement upwards

depression

movement downwards

protraction

movement of shoulders forward

retraction

movement of shoulders backward

plantarflexion

downward movement of ankle

dorsiflexion

move top side of foot upward closer to shin

inversion

turning inward

supination foot

roll ankle outward

eversion

tunr outward

pronation

inward roll of your ankle

opposition

thumbs touching fingers

reposition

going back to anatomical position from opposition