Dorsiflexion

Dorsiflexion
Tibialis anterior muscle labeled at top center, and extensor muscles labeled at right.

Dorsiflexion is the movement which decreases the angle between the dorsum (superior surface) of the foot and the leg, so that the toes are brought closer to the shin. The movement moving in opposite directions is called plantarflexion. The same term can be applied to the wrist and hand, with movement of the palm towards the forearm termed palmarflexion.

Put more simply: it applies to the upward movement of the foot at the ankle joint.

It occurs at the ankle.[1]

The range of motion for dorsiflexion is indicated in the literature as 15 degrees maximum in the majority of subjects tested.[citation needed]

Contents

Muscles involved

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ Kyung Won Chung Ph.D. (2005). Gross Anatomy (Board Review). Hagerstown, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. pp. 123. ISBN 0-7817-5309-0. 

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v · d · eJoints (TA A03.0, TH H3.02, GA 3.284)
Types
Terminology
Motions

general: Flexion/Extension · Adduction/Abduction · Internal rotation/External rotation · Elevation/Depression

specialized/upper limbs: Protraction/Retraction · Supination/Pronation

specialized/lower limbs: Plantarflexion/Dorsiflexion · Eversion/Inversion
Components

M: JNT

anat(h/c, u, t, l)/phys

noco(arth/defr/back/soft)/cong, sysi/epon, injr

proc, drug(M01C, M4)

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  • dorsiflexion — Upward movement (extension) of the foot or toes or of the hand or fingers. * * * dor·si·flex·ion .dȯr sə flek shən n flexion in a dorsal direction esp flexion of the foot in an upward direction compare PLANTAR FLEXION * * * n …   Medical dictionary

  • Dorsiflexion — Flexion Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom …   Wikipédia en Français

  • dorsiflexion — /dawr seuh flek sheuhn/, n. Anat. flexion toward the back. [1815 25; dorsiflex to bend backward (DORSI + FLEX) + ION] * * * …   Universalium

  • dorsiflexion — noun Flexion in the dorsal direction …   Wiktionary

  • dorsiflexion — n. act of bending toward the back …   English contemporary dictionary

  • dorsiflexion — dor·si·flex·ion …   English syllables

  • dorsiflexion — n. backward flexion of the foot or hand or their digits; i.e. bending towards the upper surface …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • dorsiflexion — /dɔsiˈflɛkʃən/ (say dawsee flekshuhn) noun the upward movement of the foot so that the toes are back towards the shin. Compare plantarflexion. {dorsi + flexion} …  

  • dorsiflexion — noun the act of bending backward (of the body or a body part) • Hypernyms: ↑flexion, ↑flexure * * * noun see dorsiflex * * * /dawr seuh flek sheuhn/, n. Anat. flexion toward the back. [1815 25; dorsiflex to bend backward (DORSI + FLE …   Useful english dictionary

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