Fundamental Movements: Flexion, Extension, Abduction, Adduction, Rotation, Circumduction

Fundamental Movements
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There are six fundamental movements Flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, rotation, circumduction (Hatfield, 2008)
Flexion- The movement between bones is decreased when the body parts are brought close together where there is limb bending like raising the arm and raising the thigh to the chestExtension- This is the opposite of flexion as the angle between two bones is widened where body parts are moved away from each other like arching the back and straightening the elbowAbduction- These are movements that take away the limb from the body of the centerline and includes moving a finger away from the centerline of the hand, and examples include raising the arm or moving the leg outwardsAdduction- The adduction movement are associated with bringing together limbs or fingers toward the midline or beyond it and it is the opposite of abduction.Rotation- This circular movement of the parts of the body turn while the rest remain still, like moving the arm, where the limb stays same while the plan stays in a different direction
Circumduction-This is a combination of various movements including where the end bone moves in a circle, they takes place at the wrist, hip, shoulder, thigh trunk and ...