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 ...
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 ...
1 Chair of Sport Traumatology. University of San Antonio of Murcia, Murcia, Spain 2 Department of Physical Activity and Sports. University of San Antonio of Murcia, Murcia, Spain 3 Department of ...
Flexion and extension refer to directions of motion that affect the angle of a joint. Flexion is when the joint is closed, while extension is when it is opened. Flexion and extension are the two ...