MOVEMENT CLASSIFICATION

Plantar flexion

Forward flexion or bending of the foot (pushing the toe on a pedal)

Abduction

Movement away from the median plane of the body (lifting the arm away)

Adduction

Movement toward the median plane of the body (moving the leg closer to the middle)

Rotation

Pivoting or movement of a bone upon its axis

External rotation

Movement of a joint around its axis in a superior or lateral direction (getting ready to throw a ball)

Internal rotation

Movement of a joint around its axis in an inferior or medial direction

Circumduction

Movement that describes the surface of a cone (painting a circle)

Supination

Movement of bones of the forearm so the radius and ulna are parallel with the palm facing up

Pronation

Movement of bones of the forearm so the radius and ulna are not parallel with the palm facing down

Inversion

Movement of the sole of the foot medially at the ankle joint (rolling the ankle inward)

Eversion

Movement of the sole of the foot laterally at the ankle joint