Movements of the Body Flashcards
Neck (Cervical Spine) ROM – Flexion
40 - 60 degrees
Neck (Cervical Spine) ROM - Extension
40 - 75 degrees
Neck (Cervical Spine) ROM – Lateral Flexion
45 degrees
Neck (Cervical Spine) Rotation (To either side) – 50 to 80 degrees
50 - 80 degrees
Thoracic Spine (Vertebral column) ROM – Flexion
30 - 40 degrees
Thoracic Spine (Vertebral Column) ROM – Extension
20 - 25 degrees
Thoracic Spine (Vertebral Column) ROM – Lateral Flexion
30 degrees
Thoracic Spine (Vertebral Column) ROM - Rotation (To either side)
30 degrees
Lumbar Spine (Vertebral Column) ROM – Flexion
50 degrees
Lumbar Spine (Vertebral Column) ROM – Extension
15 degrees
Lumbar Spine (Vertebral Column) ROM – Lateral Flexion
20 degrees
Lumbar Spine (Vertebral Column ROM – Rotation (To either side)
5 degrees
Ribs/Thorax–Elexation/Expansion
Inhalation
Ribs/Thorax– Depression/Collapse
Exhalation
Types of Movements for the Scapulaothoracic Joint of the Scapula
- Elevation
- Adduction (retraction)
- Depression
- Abduction (Protraction)
- Upward Rotation (Of left scapula)
- Downward Rotation (of right scapula)
Scapula ROM at Acromioclavicular Joint – Upward Rotation
30 degrees
Scapula ROM at Acromioclavicular Joint – Downward Rotation
0 degrees
Scapular ROM at Scapulocostal Joint – Upward Rotation
60 degrees
Scapular ROM at Scapulocostal Joint – Downward Rotation
0 degrees
Shoulder (Glenohumeral Joint) Movements
- Flexion
- Abduction
- Extension
- Horizontal Adduction
- Medial Rotation (Internal Rotation)
- Horizontal Abduction
- Lateral rotation (External Rotation)
