flexion
Let an agent explain flexion at specific joints, describe normal ranges and measurement, support exercise and rehabilitation information, and route pain or injury to care.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Define The movement.
Joint
Flexion at a joint.
Joint
Joint.
- What does flexion mean at this joint, and which muscles produce it? definition
- What is the opposite movement? definition
Terms
Related terms.
Terms
Terms.
- How do flexion, plantar flexion, dorsiflexion and lateral flexion differ? definition
- Which planes of motion apply? definition
Measure Range of motion.
Range
Normal ranges.
Range
Normal ranges.
- What is the normal range of flexion at this joint, according to clinical references? measurement
- How does it vary with age? provenance
Tools
Measuring.
Tools
Measurement.
- How is flexion measured with a goniometer or motion capture? provenance
- What are common measurement errors? provenance
Health Injury and rehabilitation.
Injury
Pain or loss of movement.
Injury
Injury.
- Is there pain, swelling or sudden loss of flexion suggesting injury? boundary
- Should medical assessment be sought? action
Rehab
Rehabilitation.
Rehab
Rehabilitation.
- Which general principles guide restoring flexion after injury or surgery, according to physiotherapy guidance? provenance
- Is the user asking for a personal treatment plan? boundary
Movement Exercise and analysis.
Exercise
Training flexion.
Exercise
Exercise.
- Which exercises train flexion strength and mobility safely? action
- What technique cues help? action
Analysis
Movement analysis.
Analysis
Analysis.
- How is flexion analysed in gait and sport biomechanics? provenance
- Which tools are used? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Activities and processes
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- ACT
- Domain
- ACT.EVT
- Other names and narrower kinds
- palmarflexion, flexion of the arm at the shoulder joint, flexion of the elbow joint, flexion of the fingers, flexion of the thumb, flexion of the hip joint, flexion of the knee joint, plantar flexion the ankle, dorsiflexion of the ankle joint, flexion of the toes, flexion of the torso, lateral flexion of the torso
What it is Filled
A movement that decreases the angle between two body parts at a joint, such as bending the elbow, knee, hip, fingers or wrist, produced by flexor muscles and opposed by extension; flexion is described in anatomy, measured in physiotherapy and rehabilitation, and central to movement analysis and exercise.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain flexion at specific joints, describe normal ranges and measurement, support exercise and rehabilitation information, and route pain or injury to care.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Reduces joint angle
- Produced by flexor muscles
- Joint-specific terminology
- Measured in degrees
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Move a person's joint into flexion, such as in assistive or rehabilitation robotics, beyond the safe range set for them.
- Continue a movement when the person reports pain or asks to stop.
- Diagnose a joint problem from a reported limited range of movement.
- Share a person's movement or rehabilitation data without consent.
Only with a human decision
- Setting range-of-motion limits for a person in therapy or in an assistive device.
May
- Explain flexion at each joint and its normal range in general anatomical terms.
- Guide a person through exercises a clinician has prescribed, at the pace they set.
Moral aspects Filled
- Forcing joints past their range can injure people, especially the frail or disabled.
- People in rehabilitation should keep control over their own bodies.
Who is affected
- Patients in rehabilitation
- Users of exoskeletons and assistive devices
- Physiotherapists
Owners Filled
Steward
The person whose body it is; their clinician answers for prescribed therapy.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q25624925 - registry parent class
related
- muscle movement - category
- muscle contraction - mechanism
- extension - opposite movement
- swimming - movement in exercise
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.flexion
- Wikidata: Q11681869 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11681869)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane ACT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Decreasing joint angle
- Bending movements
- Extension increases the joint angle
- Bending of a joint that reduces its angle.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- describe flexion at a given joint
- explain normal ranges of motion
- support exercise and rehabilitation information
- route injury and pain to care
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Confusing flexion with other movements
- Agents diagnosing injuries
- Unsafe exercise advice
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Anatomical terminology standards
- Clinical range of motion measurement standards
Context of use required Filled
- Anatomy, movement science and rehabilitation.
- elbow, shoulder and wrist flexion
- hip and knee flexion
- finger and thumb flexion
- spinal flexion
- plantar flexion and dorsiflexion
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q11681869: flexion - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Flexion - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should each joint movement be a separate entry?
- How should range of motion norms be linked?
- How should rehabilitation guidance be linked?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q11681869/spec.json