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dorsiflexion

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dorsiflexion /dor·si·flex·ion/ (dor″sĭ-flek´shun) flexion or bending toward the extensor aspect of a limb, as of the hand or foot.
dor·si·flex·ion (dôrs-flkshn)
n.
The turning of the foot or the toes upward.

dorsiflexion
[dôr′siflek′shən]
upward or backward flexion of a part of the body. See also dorsiflexor. dorsiflex, v.

dorsiflexion
backward flexion or bending, as of the neck.


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The design allows the intensive, controlled rehabilitation of targeted ankle muscles and specific training in dorsiflexion, plantar-flexion, inversion, eversion, and internal/external rotation motions that are typically difficult to isolate and strengthen.
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