4.2 - Joint and Movement Type

• Flexion


  movement in the sagittal plane, which decreases the angle at the movement joint.

  
• Extension


  The angle getting bigger at a joint or the strengthening of a joint
• Abduction


  taking a joint away from the middle/body

  
• Adduction

  adding a joint to the middle/body

  
• Pronation


  palms facing down

  
• Elevation


  moving a joint up towards the superior aspect

  
• Depression


  moving a joint down towards the anterior aspect

  
• Rotation


  A joint moving in a circular motion through one plane

  
• Circumduction


  A joint moving towards multiple planes

  
• Dorsi flexion


  Pointing your toes up

  
• Plantar Flexion


  pointing your toes down

  
• Eversion


  when the soul of the foot is pointing outward

  
• Inversion


  when the soul of the foot is pointing inwards