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TERMINOLOGY OF JOINT MOVEMENT
TERMINOLOGY OF JOINT MOVEMENT1Nuria Manrique Mor1Terminology of joint movementIt is necessary to establish the correct terminology to describe the diverse joint movements.
2Joint movementsFlexionExtensionLateral flexionAbductionAdductionRotationCircumductionHyperextension3FLEXIONThe movement in which two body parts with common articulation bend toward each other.4Truck flexion5
Elbow flexion6
Shoulder flexion7
Hip flexion8
Ankle flexion or dorsiflexion9
Knee flexion10
EXTENSIONThe movement in which two body parts with common articulation extend away from each other11Trunk extension12
Elbow extension13
Shoulder extension14
Hip extension15
Knee extension16
Ankle extension or Plantar flexion17
LATERAL FLEXIONThe lateral movements of the torso and head in the frontal plane.18Lateral neck flexion19
Lateral trunck flexion20
ABDUCTION (separation)The lateral movements of the body part away from the vertical axis of the torso.21Hip abduction22
Shoulder abduction23
ADDUCTION (approximation)The lateral movement that pulls a body part toward the vertical axis of the torso.24Hip adduction25
Shoulder adduction26
RotationThe movement in which a body part turn around its vertical axis.27
Hip flexion combined with external rotation of the right hip28
Hip flexion combined with the internal rotation of the right hip29