Plantar flexion is a term that describes the motion of pointing the foot downwards. This is a normal part of motion for many people, but certain conditions and injuries can affect plantar flexion ...

The ability to move your elbow is called elbow flexion, and it's key to many daily activities like feeding yourself, brushing your hair, driving, and many more. Learn how your elbow moves and what ...

Several muscles control plantar flexion. Here’s how it affects your range of motion, what you can do if you have an injury, and more.

Transverse fractures of the vertebral arch are also known as Chance fractures. In 1948, Chance [1] first described a transverse fracture of the vertebral arch that was produced by a hyperflexion ...

Background Cervical whiplash syndrome, or hyperextension-hyperflexion injury, is a common traumatic injury in sports activities. The mechanisms of injury that cause cervical whiplash syndrome vary, ...

Dorsiflexion is the action of raising the foot upward toward the shin. Certain exercises can help a person improve their dorsiflexion, and help recover from injury. Dorsiflexion means the flexion ...

Cervical spine injuries in teenagers is generally due to high-impact injuries with hyperextension or hyperflexion. 1, 2 The cervical spine is predisposed for injuries at the C4–C6 levels due to ...

A 30-year-old man fell from a height of 20 feet. He sustained close fracture of both calcanei, an open fracture of the left tibia, and complained of pain in his lumbar area.