Body Movements Flashcards
Flex
move or bend joint 90 + degrees
Hyperextension
To make (a joint) more than a 180 degree angle
spell the word that means:Weakening of the muscle from decreases use
A-t-r-o-p-h-y
What can Atrophy lead to?
Atrophy can lead to contracture
Spell the word that means: the act of turning the palm upward.
S-u-p-i-n-a-t-i-o-n
Spell the word that means: TO make straight, 180 degree angle
E-x-t-e-n-s-i-o-n
look @ the pic
Extension
To make straight, 180 degree angle
What do you look at for and Inversion or Eversion?
The toes.
Toes pointing inward- Inversion
Toes pointing outward- Eversion
Whats lateral rotation
Turning away from the midline of the body
Pronation
turning the palm backward (posteriorly) or downward
What is contracture?
Permenent thickning/ tightning of muscle
What is circumduction
circular movement of the limb or eye that allows movement for 360 degrees
Conical movement of a limb extending from the joint in which movement is cntrolled
Eversion
The act of being turned outward
How often should a patient do ROM excersies
3 times a day, approx. every 8 hours
Rotation
the process of turning around an axis.
What is passive range of motion
Health care providor helps patent ith their ROM exercises
g. shift
shift of a certain amount of hours. usually 8 hours
g. means every
Plantar flexion
Bend the foot towards the ground
Supination
the act of turning the palm upward.
what does ROM stand for?
Range Of Motion
What happens if a patient is in bed for 3 or more days inactive
It will take 3+ weeks to get the patients muscles working normally
Whats this
Circumduction
Atrophy
Weakening of the muscle from decreases use
Inversion
The act of being inverted, turning inward
Spell the movement that allows a limb to move 360 degrees
C-i-r-c-u-m-d-u-c-t-i-o-n
just look at the pic
just look at the pic
Whats Active ROM
Patient conducts their own range of motion excersies
What is medial rotation?
a turning toward the midline of the body
Spell the word that means:Permenent thickning/ tightning/shortning of muscle
C-o-n-t-r-a-c-t-u-r-e
Dosiflexion
toes are brought closer to shin
Define Elevate and Depress
Elevate- To go up
Depress- to go down
