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