I'm pretty sure that hyperextension only refers to when the joint is bent too much, but along it's normal path of movement. What would be the correct term for when a joint is bent in a direction other than its normal path, enough to cause injury, but not enough to dislocate? would that also be hyperextension?
2007-10-12 08:04:56 · 4 answers · asked by yeyejessi 3 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
There is a term called Subluxation. Basically it means a joint has been dislocated but has returned to the joint capsule.
2007-10-14 00:51:45 · answer #1 · answered by andley01 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is hyperextension
because it about joints that are bent too far or much. To help you I will give you a website where you can find out the different ways of hypertension.
2007-10-12 16:06:12 · answer #2 · answered by sweet_blue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Flexion usually refers to bending, extension to straightening.
A hyperextension injury is one where the joint is forced past it's natural limit of extension.
It's much more common than a hyperflexion injury, because most joints are limited in flexion by soft tissues meeting rather than the structural limit of the joints (think of your elbow, knee, fingers etc).
Hope that helps.
2007-10-12 15:38:15 · answer #3 · answered by RM 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
2007-10-12 15:07:55 · answer #4 · answered by boogeywoogy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋