to dorsiflex

Examples

• All

• Newborns with a calcaneovalgus foot will often dorsiflex the foot all the way up to the tibia (Alexander & Kuo, 1997).

  Academic text (2005)

• To assess the ankle's range of motion, the doctor asked the patient to dorsiflex the foot while sitting.

• The device is used to dorsiflex and plantarflex the PAFOs.

  Academic text (1997)

• The stiffness of the right leg of each subject was tested with the leg relaxed and with the foot dorsiflexing against a resistance of 8 percent of body weight.

  Academic text (1996)

• The duration of the swing phase, when the foot is lifted, dorsiflexed, and brought forward, can be varied between 30 percent and 50 percent of the gait cycle.

  Academic text (2000)

• The plate, as it lifts, dorsiflexes the fixed foot and simulates forefoot loading.

  Academic text (1991)

• The hand wheel was rotated to allow the forefoot of the prosthesis to be positioned so that the flap plate would dorsiflex the foot by 3 cm during a cycle.

  Academic text (1991)

• On examination, there is pronounced tightness of the Achilles tendon, with an inability to dorsiflex the foot or get the foot flat on the ground when the infant is placed in a standing position (Figure 3A).

  Academic text (2005)

• During physical therapy, the trainer instructed the patient to dorsiflex the foot to improve flexibility.

• She demonstrated how to dorsiflex the foot by using a resistance band during the exercise routine.

Synonyms

R

to retroflex

vsto dorsiflex

• Specialized

1 9.1

To bend something backward so it curves back on itself

is a specific upward bend of a body part toward the back

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Morphology

Etymology