ANATOMICAL MOVEMENTS INCLUDING

LOCOMOTOR & NON-LOCOMOTOR

 ANATOMICAL MOVEMENTS

• Anatomical movements can be defined as the act or

instance of moving the bodily structures or as
the change of position in one or more of the
joints of the body. Joint actions are described in
relation to the anatomical position which is the
universal starting position for describing movement.
 Flexion
• Decreases the angle of the joint
• Brings two bones closer
TYPES OF together
ORDINARY • Typical of hinge joints like knee
BODY and elbow
MOVEMENTS Extension
• Opposite of flexion
• Increases angle between two
bones
TYPES OF ORDINARY MOVEMENTS

Abduction Adduction Circumduction

• Movement of a • Opposite of • Combination of

limb away from abduction flexion, extension,
the midline • Movement of a abduction, and
limb toward the adduction
midline • Common in ball-
and-socket joints
Special Movements

• Dorsiflexion
• Lifting the foot so that the superior
surface approaches the shin
• Plantar flexion
• Depressing the foot (pointing the toes)
Special Movements

Inversion Eversion
Turn sole of foot medially Turn sole of foot laterally
Special Movements

• Supination
• Forearm rotates laterally so palm faces
anteriorly
• Pronation
• Forearm rotates medially so palm faces
posteriorly
LOCOMOTOR
AND NON-
LOCOMOTOR
MOVEMENTS
 He act or
process of
moving
MOVEMENT
Change of place
or position or
posture
 1. Locomotor
Movements
2 KINDS OF
MOVEMENTS
2. Non-locomotor
Movements
Locomotor Movements

Is the act of moving from place

Usually involves moving around the wider and available

area

Basic locomotor movements include walking, jumping,

running, leaping, sliding, galloping and skipping.
WALKING

• Is the feet to
advance by
steps
• Shifting one’s
weight from
one foot to the
other
RUNNING
• Move fast by
using the feet,
with one foot off
the ground at
any given time
• Moving with
longer strides
and in faster
speed than
walking
HOPPING

• Springing one foot and

landing on the same
JUMPING

• Springing on
one foot or
both feet and
landing in both
feet
LEAPPING

• Spring on one foot

and landing on the
other foot with wide
stride
 GALLOPING
• Feet face forward,
step forward and close
with the trail foot,
step and close..(same
foot always lead)
• Stepping on one foot
and cutting the other,
either sideward or
forward
Skipping

• Step forward, hop on that foot

while bringing other foot forward
to step and hop and switch
• done with a step and a hop using
the same foot
Sliding
• Step to the side, close with
other foot, step to the side
again, close with other
• done by gliding on the floor,
sideward or forward using the
right or the left foot
alternately
 • Movements that are done in
one place
Non- • Movements that stays in one
locomotor place
Movements • Basic non-locomotor
movements includes
stretching, bending, twisting,
turning, rotating, swinging,
and swaying.
Bending

• Movement
that causes
the formation
of a curve
Stretching

• Extend the
limbs or
muscles, or
the entire
body
• Is moving a part of the
body around a long axis,
usually for the head and
body.

Twisting
Turning

• Partial or full
rotation of the
body while
shifting the base
of support (spin
to make yourself
dizzy)
 Rotating

• Done by moving a part of the body around axis

Swinging

• Move or walk in a to and fro or saying manner

Swaying

• Swing unsteadily; rock by moving back and forth side.

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