Flexion makes the joint angle smaller, bringing two body parts ... The exceptions to that rule are exercises that involve bending the knee (e.g., hamstring curl). For those, default to rule ...

Optimizing surgical intervention for a patient with recurrent patella instability can be challenging, particularly when ...

Meta-analysis revealed significant sagittal plane deficits in ACLR knees. We found greater knee flexion angles (standardised mean difference: 1.06; 95% CI 0.39 to 1.74) and joint moments (1.61; 0.87 ...

Flexion – bending a joint. This occurs when the angle of a joint decreases. For example, the elbow flexes when performing a biceps curl. The knee flexes in preparation for kicking a ball.

We assessed the efficacy of progressive soft tissue distraction using monolateral external fixation in the management of severe knee flexion contractures. We prospectively evaluated 10 knee ...

For knee flexion, the TC group showed a significantly lower mean ... The movements of tai chi are gracefully fluent and consummately precise because specificity of joint angles and body position is of ...