Introduction to Human Movement II: Describing Motion Flashcards
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Introduction to Describing Motion
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- basic movements occur within the body: in isolation and in combination
- terminology is “language” commonly used by movement professionals
- anatomic terms independent of perspective
- has great utility in PT
- the preparation phase begins
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Absolute vs. Universal
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- absolute: coordinate system/planes of body
- universal: environmental remains the same
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Flexion
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- rotation of one or more bony levers
- ventral surfaces are often approximated
- generally occurs in sagittal plane
- opposite of extension
- hyperflexion describes movement beyond the normal range for flexion
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Extension
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- rotation of one or more bony levers
- dorsal surfaces are generally approximated
- generally occurs in sagittal plane
- opposite of flexion
- hyperextension describes movement beyond the original zero position: common in spine, arm, thigh, and hand
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Abduction
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- rotation of one or more bony levers
- distal segment moves away from midline
- typically occurs in the frontal plane (around the z axis as depicted in this front view)
- opposite of adduction
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Adduction
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- rotation of one or more bony levers
- distal segment moves toward midline
- typically occurs in the frontal plane (around the z axis depicted in this front view)
- opposite of abduction
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Rotation
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- may be either medial or lateral in extremities
- rotations designed as right or left in spine
- right rotation describes anterior surface of spine facing right: posterior spinal surface faces left
- left rotation describes anterior surface of spine facing left: posterior spinal surface faces right
- occurs in transverse plane
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Lateral Flexion
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- moving segment is part of midline
- generally occurs in frontal plane
- axial skeleton
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Specialized Movements
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- assigned to variety of segmental motions
- ex: elevation/depression, protraction/retraction, downward/upward rotation, horizontal ab/adduction, inversion/eversion, plantar/dorsiflexion, supination/pronation, circumduction
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Elevation
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- describes scapular motions
- raising of scapula
- as in shrug
- opposite of depression
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Depression
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- describes scapular motion
- lowering of scapula
- opposite of elevation
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Protraction
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- aka scapular abduction
- the 2 scapulae move away from each other
- opposite of retraction
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Retraction
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- aka scapular adduction
- the 2 scapulae move toward each other
- opposite of protraction
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Upward Rotation
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- scapulae swing out
- inferior border moves away from trunk
- top border moves toward trunk
- opposite of downard rotation
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Downward Rotation
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- scapulae swing in
- inferior border moves toward trunk
- top border moves away from trunk
- opposite of upward roation
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Horizontal Abduction
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- rotation of one or more bony levers
- ventral surfaces are approximated
- generally occurs in horizontal plane
- opposite of horizontal adduction
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Horizontal Adduction
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- rotation of one or more bony levers
- dorsal surfaces are approximated
- generally occurs in horizontal plane
- opposite of horizontal abduction
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Plantarflexion
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- specialized name for ankle flexion
- plantar surface or bottom of foot moves down
- angle between foot and leg increases
- opposite of dorsiflexion
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Dorsiflexion
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- specialized name for ankle extension
- dorsum or back of foot moves up
- ankle between foot and leg decreases
- opposite of plantarflexion
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Inversion
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- specialized motion of ankle/foot
- sole of foot turns inward
- opposition of eversion
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Eversion
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- specialized motion of ankle/foot
- sole of foot turns outward
- opposite of inversion
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UE Supination
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- movement of forearm
- distal radius rotates over and back on ulna
- forearm rotates so palm faces up
- opposite of pronation
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UE Pronation
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- movement of forearm
- distal radius rotates at radioulnar joint
- forearm rotates so palm faces down
- opposite of supination
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LE Supination
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- combination of plantarflexion of ankle, inversion of tarsals, adduction of forefoot
- opposite of pronation
- occurs functionally during gait cycle
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LE Pronation
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- combination of dorsiflexion of ankle, eversion of tarsals, abduction of forefoot
- opposite of supination
- occurs functionally during gait cycle
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Circumduction
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- created in many joints or segments
- segment moved in conic fashion as its end moves in circular path
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Cardinal Planes
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- describes the place or plane of motion
- but it is a relative (environment), rather than absolute (person) reference
- simple way of describing available joint motion
- segment is rotated through a cardinal plane or through a path parallel to a cardinal plane
- not constricted to these planes
- rotary motion occurs in axis perpendicular to plane
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Anatomic Position: Point of Reference
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- standing position
- forward facing
- palms forward
- cartesian coordinates in this view
- described as an absolute reference
- orientation of view is defined by author or researcher
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Transverse Plane
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- aka horizontal plane
- upper and lower
- movement occurs in plane parallel to ground
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Frontal Plane
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- aka coronal plane
- divides body into front and back
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Sagittal Plane
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- aka anterior-posterior plane
- divides body into right and left
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Location of Motion: Reference Systems
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- two universal or absolute reference systems in wide usage internationally
- cartesian
- international society of biomechanics (ISB)
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Take Home Messages
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- anatomical position is the “basic position” for describing human motion
- PTs regularly use specialized terminology to describe the motion seen and palpated in our patients
- cardinal planes are central to practice of PT
- cartesian and ISB systems are widely used to reference human motion
