hyperextension

Examples

• All

• Such malfunction protection helps ensure that no hyperextension of the knee joint or sudden jerky movements occur (which could be hazardous).

  Academic text (1991)

• Poor postures such as slumping of the spine, raising the shoulders, and hyperextension or hyperflexion of the neck and jaw can also contribute to vocal misuse.

  Academic text (2011)

• Knee joint hyperextension, which can occur with spasticity.

  Academic text (1991)

• In other words, soreness due to hyperextension, which was a symptom of overuse.

  Blog text (17)

• On the gait trainer, however, one therapist should pay attention to knee motion in order to prevent knee hyperextension.

  Academic text (2000)

• The most common mechanism of injury is a fall on an outstretched upper extremity (hyperextension).

  Academic text (2006)

• The most common mechanism of injury is plantar flexion (axial loading) with hyperextension of the knee.

  Academic text (2006)

• For example, keys that require high activation force may push a digit into hyperextension and place undue stress on joints that are suffering from ligament laxity.

  Academic text (1992)

• After falling off my bike, I experienced severe hyperextension of my knee, which required physical therapy.

• The athlete suffered from a hyperextension injury during the match, causing him to miss several weeks of play.

Synonyms

O

overextension

vshyperextension

• Specialized

6.8

Moving a joint past its normal range and causing strain or injury

is about movement beyond normal range often causing a more serious injury

Antonyms

F

flexion

• Specialized

3 7.7

The bending of a joint or the position when it is bent

How Extended

hyperextension

• Specialized

1 7.6

extension

44 3.8

stretch

46 1.3

bend

77 1.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology