Movement of Diarthrosis

Flexion

Decrease angle of joint

* Bend elbow

Extension

Straightening joint

* Straighten elbow

Hyperextension

Joint moving beyond 180

* Head tilt back

Abduction

Movement away from center line

* Start of jumping jack

Adduction

Movement towards center line

* End of jumping jack

Elevation

Move bone up

* Shrug shoulders

Depression

Move bone dowon

* Open mouth

Protraction

Movement of bone forward

* Chin forward (chicken dance)

Retraction

Movement of bone back

* Squat (hips moving back)

Lateral Excursion

Movement right of left

* Jaw

Medial Excursion

Movement to midline

* Jaw to rest

Circumduction

One bone stationary other moves in circular pattern

* Wrist in circles

Rotation

Bone turns left or right

* Chicken dance (body)

Supination

Forearm roates so palm is up

* Macarena

Pronation

Forearm rotates so palm is down

* Macarena

Opposition

Movement of the thumb to approach or touch the fingertips

* Writing

Reposition

Thumb moves away from fingertips

* Letting go of pencil

Dorsiflexion

Toes move up

* Flexing feet

Plantar Flexion

Toes move down

* Pointing toes

Inversion

Soles of feet in

* End of butterfly

Eversion

Soles of feet out