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Flexion |
Movement resulting in a decrease of the joint angle, usually moving anteriorly in the sagittal plane |
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Extension |
Movement resulting in an increase of the joint angle, usually moving posteriorly in the sagittal plane |
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Abduction |
Movement away from the midline of the body, usually in the frontal plane |
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Adduction |
Movement toward the midline of the body, usually in the frontal plane |
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Horizontal Abduction |
Movement away from the midline of the body in the transverse plane, usually used to describe horizontal humerus movement when the shoulder is flexed at 90 degrees |
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Horizontal Adduction |
Movement toward the midline of the body in the transverse plane, usually used to describe horizontal humerus movement when the shoulder is flexed at 90 degrees |