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21 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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flexion
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decreasing joint angle
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extension
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increasing joint angle
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hyperextension
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posterior past anatomical position
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abduction
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taking away from midline
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adduction
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adding limb to the midline
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lateral rotation
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rotate out
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medial rotation
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rotate in
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circumduction
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making a circle (in shoulder and hip)
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supination
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palm up
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pronation
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palm down
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inversion
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sole of foot in (at ankle)
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eversion
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sole of foot out (at ankle)
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protraction
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reach forward (at scapulae)
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retraction
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reach back in
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elevation
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shoulders up
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depression
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shoulders down
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lateral flexion
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flex your head, neck, or your torso (back)
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dorsiflexion
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walk on heel/toes off floor (at ankle)
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plantar-flexion
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heel off floor/ walk on toes
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radial deviation
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palm of hand towards radius
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ulna deviation
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palm of hand toward ulna
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