Question 1

what is hip flexion and what muscles create it?

Accepted Answer

Bend knee to chest: The following are hip flexors. The iliopsoas or inner hip muscles are made up of the psoas major, psoas minor, iliacus muscle. The anterior compartment of thigh muscles include the rectus femoris (part of the quadriceps muscle group), & sartorius. One of the gluteal muscles (tensor fasciae latae) & the muscles of the medial compartment of thigh (pectineus, adductor longus & brevis, & gracilis).

Question 2

are there any calf muscles used in foot flexion?

Accepted Answer

Yes: The main calf muscles are the gastrocnemius and soleus muscles that flex the foot down (point the toes). Lesser muscles involved include the peroneal muscles, the posterior tibial, flexor digitorum longus and the flexor hallucis longus muscle.

Question 3

what is the definition or description of: flexion?

Accepted Answer

Bend: Flexion is a joint motion. The exact motion depends on the joint.

Wrist: with palm down, in direction of palm
elbow: up towards face
shoulder: in front of body
ankle: down like pushing gas pedal
knee: bending
hip: lifting knee towards chest.

Question 4

how long until i return back to basketball? each dribble hurts with the flexion "aspect."  it has been 3 weeks and 1 day. when will i be better?

Accepted Answer

What happened?: You do not say what injury you had.  But obviously if you still have pain with every dribble, you have a ways to go before you're ready to return.  Ask your doc when you can expect to return to play.  Tell us what happened, and maybe we can give you some idea of a time frame for healing.

Question 5

why does my wrist judder when doing wrist flexion exercise?

Accepted Answer

Not sure what u mean: I am not clear on what the word "jugger" means. If it means "shakes" then it may indicate that you are using too much weight. I am also not clear on the purpose of doing these wrist flexion exercises. I tend to stick with  functional exercises that come out of movements that are used in daily activities.

Question 6

which muscles have the most emg activity during flexion?

Accepted Answer

It depends: That depends on what body part your talking about. Can you be more specific?

Question 7

what is the rate of fatigue of knee flexion and extension?

Accepted Answer

That depends on your: Conditioning most importantly, and on the type/duration of exercises you do. As you get better and more conditioned the rate would decrease.

Question 8

can extreme forward flexion re injure a disc herniation or make it worse?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Bending, lifting and twisting all load the discs and can injure or reinjure them.

Question 9

what is difference between plantar flexion and dorsiflexion?

Accepted Answer

Movement of toes: What direction the toes are moving when heel to little toe is gently scorched, if big toe an dother toes moves towards  sole it is normal plantar flexion  if moves towards top part of foot it is dorsiflexion . It one of the test to asses the intact  spinal cord.

Question 10

why does my wrist hurt with extension and flexion?

Accepted Answer

See below: You may have sprained or strained your wrist.  Arthritis in the wrist joint can also lead to pain.  See your physician if this does not clear up in 2 weeks.

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