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Extension
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Increasing angle at a joint
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Flexion
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Decreasing angle at a joint
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Abduction
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Moving away from the midline (lifting upper limb)
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Adduction
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Moving toward the midline
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Horizontal Abduction
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Moving hands away from each other when raised in front of the body
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Horizontal Adduction
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Moving hands toward each other when raised
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Circumduction
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Circular motionex. head-neck rolls, shoulder, ankle, thumb, hip
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External Rotation
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Outward/lateral rotation ex. arm wrestling loser
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Internal Rotation
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Inward/medial rotation toward the anteriorex. arm wrestling winner
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