Planes of Movement:

Planes of Movement include:

1. Sagittal

2. Frontal

3. Transverse

Sagittal:

• left and right movement

• will include forward and backward motion; or flexion and extension.

Frontal:

• front and back halves

• side to side movement

• abduction

• adduction

• medial and lateral

• inversion, eversion

• concentric phase

• eccentric phase

Transverse:

• top and bottom

• twisting movement - internal and external rotations

• abduction and adduction

• rotation towards and away from midline of the body

• concentric phase

• eccentric phase