Decreasing the angle at a joint or moving out of anatomical position.<\/p>\n
Bending of a joint between two bones that decreases the angle between the two bones.<\/p>\n
The movement of a body joint such that the angle about the center of rotation or fulcrum decreases: extension.<\/p>\n
Bending of a joint (e.g., the elbow) that causes two adjoining bones (e.g., those in the upper and lower arm) to come closer together.<\/p>\n
The bending of a joint so that bones forming it are brought toward each other. Plantar flexion is the bending of toes (or fingers) downward, toward the sol (or palm).<\/p>\n
The bending of a joint in the sagittal plane. Usually an anterior movement, it is occasionally posterior, as in the case of the knee-joint. Lateral flexion refers to the bending of the spine in the coronal plane that is, from side to side.<\/p>\n
The act of bending or condition of being bent in contrast to extension.<\/p>\n
Flexion refers to a bending movement or position that reduces the angle between two body parts. Volkmann’s contracture specifically denotes a flexion contracture affecting the hand.<\/p>\n
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Decreasing the angle at a joint or moving out of anatomical position. Bending of a joint between two bones that decreases the angle between the two bones. The movement of a body joint such that the angle about the center of rotation or fulcrum decreases: extension. Bending of a joint (e.g., the elbow) that causes […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24603","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-f"],"yoast_head":"\n