Sports Medicine Terms

Abduction

• Movement away from the medial line.

• Turning inward

• Farthest from any part of reference

• Forearm and hand turned palm side down

Adduction

• Movement towards the medial line.

• Movement away from the medial line.

• Straightening of a joint, increasing the angle.

• Overextension of a joint beyond

Flexion

• Bending or decreasing the angle of a joint

• Overextension of a joint beyond

• Situated before or in front of

• Turning outward

Extension

• To perform the movements flexion, abduct, extension and abduct. Describing a cone.

• Toward the rear, back

• Overextension of a joint beyond

• Straightening of a joint, increasing the angle.

Hyperextension

• To perform the movements flexion, abduct, extension and abduct. Describing a cone.

• Situated before or in front of

• Nearer to midline. Inside of an extremity

• Overextension of a joint beyond

Circumduct

• Straightening of a joint, increasing the angle.

• To perform the movements flexion, abduct, extension and abduct. Describing a cone.

• Movement away from the medial line.

• Bending or decreasing the angle of a joint

Anterior

• Toward the rear, back

• Situated before or in front of

• Nearer the limb root, nearest, closet to any part

• Turning inward

Posterior

• Nearer the limb root, nearest, closet to any part

• Towards the inside.

• Toward the rear, back

• Upper, nearer to the crown of the head

Proximal

• Nearer the limb root, nearest, closet to any part

• To perform the movements flexion, abduct, extension and abduct. Describing a cone.

• Farther from the midline-outside of an extremity

• Forearm and hand turned palm side down

Distal

• Turning outward

• Farthest from any part of reference

• Forearm and hand turned palm side down

• Pertaining to both sides of the body