Movement of the joints can be described as adduction flexi

Movement of the joints can be described as adduction, _______ _______, flexion, _____ _________, internal rotation, ___________________, dorsiflexion and _ __________________.

Health benefits of good flexibility include: __________ ________, ____ _____________, ____________ _____, ____________________.

Solution

PART 1 ANSWER:

Movement of the joints can be described as adduction(Moving towards the body), abduction(Moving away from the body) ,

flexion(decresing the inner angle of the joint), Extension (incresing the inner angle of the joint),

Internal rotation(rotation of bones towards the midline of the body- also called as medial rotation), Lateral rotation( rotation of bones away from the midline of the body)

Dorsiflexion (Backward Bending/flexion towards Dorsum means upper surface - e.g bending the foot towards the toe nails ) , Plantarflexion ( Forward bending/flexion of toes/hands downwards, Plantar means the Sole)

PART 2 ANSWER:

Health benefits of good flexibility include:

1) Decrease risk of injury

2) Reduction of pain in joints

3) Reduction of stress

4) Overall better health,good posture and improvement in performace