Flexion makes the joint angle smaller, bringing two body parts closer together ... making it an extension-focused movement. If you’re ever unsure, keep this simple maxim in mind: flexion ...

Flexion – bending a joint ... The table summarises the body locations and types of movements associated with each type of joint.

All body movements occur in different planes and around ... Plane – sagittal, as there is flexion and extension of the knees, elbows, neck and spine. Axis – frontal, as there is rotation ...

Raise your hips so your body forms a straight line from your ... Why: This tough hip flexion movement challenges you to work a different way than you would doing situps or crunches.

For this workout, you just need one of the best yoga mats and a resistance band or loop band for one of the exercises. If you ...

UNDER the above heading in your issue of January 18, 1872, Dr. Elliot Coues describes the peculiar movements made by the bones of the wing of the bird in flexion and extension. It may interest ...