Nature

Improved kinematics of unrestrained arm raising in C5–C6 tetraplegic subjects after deltoid-to-triceps transfer

Study design: Prospective comparative study. Objective: To determine whether control of upper limb joint synergy during unrestrained arm raising involving shoulder and elbow flexion is modified by ...
Healio

Right-handed pitchers have more external rotation, humeral retroversion, shoulder flexion

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Right-handed pitchers show ...
Medscape

3- year Longitudinal Follow-up After Total Shoulder Arthroplasty Using an Optical 3D Motion Analysis System

Ten consecutive patients (n = 10; 7 women, 3 men) with a mean age of 65.0 years [SD ± 4.7] and an intact rotator cuff who received TSA for primary glenohumeral osteoarthritis were included in this ...
Healthline

What’s the Difference Between Flexion and Extension?

Flexion or extension of a certain body part typically refers to joints. Flexing a joint usually means closing it, and decreasing the angle between the body parts, while extending a joint means opening ...
Men's Health

What Flexion and Extension Means for Your Workouts

SPEND ENOUGH TIME in the gym (or consume enough fitness-related content online), and you’re sure to encounter plenty of physiology terms. If you’re not a trainer yourself or you never took any type of ...