Body Movement.

The motion of all or part of the body, especially at a joint or joints know as body movements.

 Types of body movement:-

A) Flexion:- The movement by which the angle of a join is decreased is known as flexion.

B) Extension:– The movement by which the angle of joint is interested is known as extension.

C) Abduction:- The movement away from the central axis is called abduction.

D) Adduction:- The movement towards the central axis is called adduction.

E) Inversion:– The movement turns the sole of the foot medially is called inversion.

F) Eversion:– The movement turns the sole of the foot laterally is called eversion.

G) Medial rotation:- The movement towards the medial side of the body is called medial rotation.

H) Lateral rotation:- The rotation towards the lateral side of the body is called lateral rotation.

I) Circumduction:- The Circumduction is a combination of flexion, extension, adduction, abduction is called Circumduction.

J) Rotation:– The movement is the movement of the body part around its own axis is called rotation. Ok

K) Supination:- The movement of the hand and forearm in which palm is moved facing anterior to posterior is called supination.

L) Pronation:- The movement of the hand and forearm in which palm is moved backwards  posterior to anterior is called Pronation.

M) Protraction:– Protraction is required to perform full range of motion push-ups and to perform movement like a gymnastics planche. Protraction  refer to an anterior  movement, such as of the arm at the shoulders, and the mandible.

N) Retraction:– In retraction, the scapulae move towards the spine and towards each other. Retracting is done by squeezing the shoulder blades together. Retraction  refer to an anterior posterior movement, such as of the arm at the shoulders, and the mandible.