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Cert. IV SS2
Joint Movements (by Movement Type)
JOINT MOV TYP
Rev. 004
Certificate IV in Massage Therapy Practice (HLT40307)
Surface and Systems Anatomy 2 (SS2)
The following table lists Joint Movements arranged by category of Joint Movement.
Movement
Meaning
Flexion
Extension
Decreases the angle between 2 bones
Increases the angle between 2 bones,
returns joint from Flexion to Anatomical
Position
Extension beyond the Anatomical Position
Angular
Hyperextension
Abduction(A)
Adduction(A)
Away from the midline
Towards the midline, returns joint from
Abduction to the Anatomical Position
Special
Tilt
Trans.
Rotational
Horizontal
Abduction/Extension
Horizontal
Adduction/Flexion
Left/Right Lateral Flex.
Plantar Flexion
Dorsiflexion
Left/Right Rotation
Joint Flexed to horizontal, then angled
outwards
Reversal of above to (horizontally) Flexed
position
Spine leans to one side
Foot points Inferiorly ≡ Ankle Extension
Foot points Superiorly ≡ Ankle Flexion
Superior axial (vertebral) bone rotates
around its vertical axis in relation to
adjacent inferior Vertebra
Internal/Medial Rotation Anterior part of bone moves Medially
External/Lateral
Anterior part of bone moves Laterally
Rotation
Upward/Superior Rot.
Lateral part of bone moves Superiorly
Downward/Inferior Rot. Lateral part of bone moves Inferiorly
Pronation
Palm faces posteriorly. Sole faces Laterally
Supination
Palm faces anteriorly. Sole faces Medially
Abduction(T)
Lateral Translation
Adduction(T)
Medial Translation
Protraction(M)
Anterior Translation
Retraction(M)
Posterior Translation
Elevation
Superior Translation
Depression
Inferior Translation
Anterior Tilt
Top of bone moves Anteriorly
Posterior Tilt
Top of bone moves Posteriorly
Left/Right Lateral Tilt
Top of bone moves Left/Right
Circumduction
Flexion, Abduction, Extension & Adduction
in 1 movement – describes a cone where
end point (eg. hand) makes a circle.
Protraction(S)
Combination of Abduction and Internal Rot.
Retraction(S)
Combination of Adduction and External
Rot.
Inversion
Combination of Adduction and Supination
Eversion
Combination of Abduction and Pronation
Opposition
Special movement of Thumb
Radial Deviation
Alternative name for Wrist Abduction
Ulnar Deviation
Alternative name for Wrist Adduction
Cx
Tx
Lx
Sag
Trans
Cor
Cervical
Thoracic
Lumbar
Sagittal
Transverse
Coronal
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UL
LL
CMC
MCP
MTP
IP
TMJ
Legend
Upper Limb
Lower Limb
Carpometacarpal
Metacarpophalangeal
Metatarsophalangeal
Interphalangeal
Temporomandibular Joint
Plane
Joint(s)
Sag*
except
Thumb
(= Cor)
Sag*
except
Thumb
(= Cor)
Cor*
except
Thumb
(= Cor)
Trans
 Vertebral (Skull-Cx, Lx)
 UL: Shoulder, Elbow, Wrist,
Fingers/Thumb (All)
 LL: Hip, Knee, Toes (MTP, IP)
 Vertebral (Cx, Lx)
 UL: Shoulder, Wrist, Fingers
(MCP), Thumb (CMC)
 LL: Hip, Toes (MTP)
 UL: Shoulder, Wrist, Fingers
(MCP), Thumb (CMC)
 LL: Hip, Foot (Subtalar), Toes
(MTP)
Only ball-and-socket joints:
 UL: Shoulder
 LL: Hip
Cor
Sag
Vertebral (Cx, Lx)
LL: Ankle
Trans
Vertebral (Skull-Cx-Tx)
Trans
Cor
 Scapula
 UL: Shoulder
 LL: Hip
Scapula
Trans/
Cor
Cor
 UL: Forearm (Radioulnar)
 LL: Foot (Subtalar)
Scapula
Trans
Skull-Mandible (TMJ)
Cor
 Skull-Mandible (TMJ)
 Scapula
 Scapula
 Pelvis
Pelvis
 UL: Shoulder, Wrist, Fingers
(MCP), Thumb (CMC)
 LL: Hip, Ankle/Foot, Toes (MTP)
Scapula
Sag
Cor
Multi
Cor/
Trans
Trans/ LL: Foot (Subtalar)
Cor
Sag/Cor UL: Thumb (CMC)
Cor
UL: Wrist
≡
*
(A)
(T)
(M)
(S)
Equivalent
Usually
Angular
Translational
Mandible
Scapula
Joint Movements (by Movement Type) – Certificate IV (HLT40307) – Surf. & Sys. Anat. 2 (SS2)
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