hyperextend
Stretch past normal
Hyperextend means to extend a joint beyond its normal range of motion, often causing injury: She hyperextended her knee during the game.
The term appears most often in medical and athletic contexts, describing damage to ligaments or tendons when a limb is forced too far backward or straight.
Be careful not to hyperextend your elbows when lifting.
Exceeding sustainable capacity
- overstretchExceed one's limits
- lockoutEmployer-imposed work stoppage
- straightenMake linear or orderly
- yogaMind-body exercise discipline
gymnastics · contortion · hypermobility · double-jointed · flexibility · reach · stretch · dance
Ligament stretch injury
- dislocationForced out of position
- tendonitisInflamed tissue connecting muscle
- tearTo pull apart
- ruptureViolent tearing apart
swelling · pain · inflammation · ACL · immobilization · rehabilitation · brace · splint
overextension
Exceeding sustainable capacity
- overstretchExceed one's limits
- lockoutEmployer-imposed work stoppage
- straightenMake linear or orderly
yoga · gymnastics · contortion · hypermobility · double-jointed · flexibility · reach · stretch · dance · splits
sprain
Ligament stretch injury
- dislocationForced out of position
- tendonitisInflamed tissue connecting muscle
- tearTo pull apart
rupture · swelling · pain · inflammation · ACL · immobilization · rehabilitation · brace · splint · recovery
joint
Shared by multiple parties
wrist · shoulder · ligament · tendon · cartilage · capsule · articulation · bend · collagen
- hyper-hyperactive, hyperlink, hyperbole, hypertension, hyperspace
- bodily harmhurt, injure, wound, harm, injuries