Dynamic Motion
Plantar flexion
Extend the ankle and elevate the heel, stand on tiptoe
Hyperextension
Extension past anatomical position
Dorsiflexion
Flexion of the ankle and elevation of the sole, dig in your heel
Angular Motion
Flexion, Extension, Hyperextension, Abduction, Adduction, Circumduction
Linear motion
Forward/backward movement and left/right movement, example gliding motion
Special Movements
Inversion, Eversion, Dorsiflexion, Plantar Flexion, Opposition, Protraction, Retraction, Depression, Elevation, Lateral flexion
Move head
Left and right rotation
Dynamic Motion
Linear, Angular, Rotation
Move a limb
Medial or lateral rotation, moving a limb inward or outward
Rotational movement
Move the head, Move a limb, Pronation, Supination
Monaxial
Movement along one axis
Triaxial
Movement along three axes
Biaxial
Movement along two axes
Abduction
Movement away from the longitudinal axis of the body, example arms moving from side up to form a T
Extension
Movement in the anterior/posterior plane; increases the angle between the articulating elements; Standing erect
Flexion
Movement in the anterior/posterior plane; reduces the angle between the articulating elements, example bicep curls
Adduction
Movement towards the longitudinal axis of the body, example arms moving from T formation down to rest at sides
Pronation
Movement when radius rolls across the rounded surface of the ulnar head
Angular motion
Movements that change the angle between the object and the articular surface; example circumduction complex angular motion
Protraction
Moving part of the body anteriorly in the horizonal plane, moving jaw forward to bite lip
Retraction
Moving part of the body posteriorly in the horizontal plane, moving jaw from biting lip back to normal position
Circumduction
Moving your arm in a loop
Supination
Reverse movement of pronation; radius returns to its anatomical position; carrying soup
Rotation
Spin the object around its longitudinal axis
Elevation
Structure moves in a superior direction, closing jaw to close mouth
Depression
Structure moves in an inferior direction, dropping jaw to open mouth
Opposition
The thumb movement that enables us to grasp objects
Lateral flexion
The vertebral column bends to one side
Inversion
Twist the foot inward
Eversion
Twist the foot outward
Gliding
Two surfaces slide past one another
