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Range of Motion
Question | Answer |
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Rotation | The movement of the bone or limb moving in a circle |
Flexion | When two bones are coming close together. Example: your arms or knees bending |
Dorsiflexion | Bending the foot comes closer to the body. Example: flexing your foot |
Extension | When the angle becomes larger. Example: stretching your arms |
Abduction | Moving the arm out from the side of the body |
Circumduction | Moving in a circle at a joint. Example: arm circles |
Adduction | Moving closer to the midline |
Plantarflexion | The top of the foot that point away from the body |
Inversion | Lift medial border of the foot |
Eversion | Lift lateral border of the foot |
Radial Deviation | Move toward radial styloid (thumb side) |
Ulnar Deviation | Move toward ulnar styloid (pinky side) |
Supination | Rotate palm up |
Pronation | Rotate palm down |
Medial Rotation | Anterior surface rotates medially |
Lateral rotation | Anterior surface rotates laterally |