Glossary / Lexicon

Palmar flexion is defined as flexion movement of the wrist in the sagittal plane with the volar or anterior . . . Read More

Circumduction refers to the circular movement of a bone at the joint, as in movement of the hip, shoulder, . . . Read More

Ulnar grasp refers to an early manipulatory skill in which an infant grasps objects by pressing the fingers . . . Read More

Adduction refers to movement medially toward the midline of the trunk, as in lowering the arms to the . . . Read More

Deviation refers to the movement of a body part towards the extreme in its range of motionusually associated . . . Read More

Flexion is defined as the movement of the bones toward each other at a joint by decreasing the angle, . . . Read More

Wrist flexion refers to a posture where the hand and the wrist are curved downward. Wrist flexion creates . . . Read More

Kluay / Kluai: Kluay or Kluai (Scientific name: Musa sapientum L. ) is the Thai word for "Banana". In . . . Read More

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) refers to highly vontroversial therapy for trauma . . . Read More

Focal hand dystonia means (FHD) "musician’s cramp", refers to a condition in which the touch responses . . . Read More