Flexion makes the joint angle smaller ... making it an extension-focused movement. If you’re ever unsure, keep this simple maxim in mind: flexion is forward and extension is backward.

Flexion – bending a joint. This occurs when the angle of a ... Ball and socket joints also allow types of movement called abduction, adduction, rotation and circumduction. Abduction – movement ...

Knee-joint proprioception has been assessed using either reproduction ... JPS was evaluated by reproduction of the angles in weight-bearing position with limb movement into flexion and extension. The ...

For further analysis, the SLDJ task was divided in two phases: touchdown until maximal knee flexion (MKF ... as impaired ability to maintain dynamic joint stability resulting in increased accessory ...

The different types of movement that are permitted at each joint are described below. Flexion – bending a joint. This occurs when the angle of a joint decreases. For example, the elbow flexes ...