hyperextends
Stretches past normal
Hyperextends means to extend a joint beyond its normal range of motion, often causing injury: She hyperextended her knee during the game.
The term appears in medical and athletic contexts, describing when an elbow, knee, or other joint bends backward or stretches past its natural limit.
Hyperextension can result from sudden impact, awkward landings, or excessive force.
Ligament stretch injury
- tearTo pull apart
- ruptureViolent tearing apart
- dislocationForced out of position
- damageHarm or impairment
swelling · inflammation · pain · trauma · instability · weakness · tendonitis · recovery
Leg's middle hinge
Athletic discipline of controlled movement
- divingEntering water deliberately
- danceRhythmic bodily movement
- yogaMind-body exercise discipline
- cheerleadingAthletic spirit performance
contortion · ballet · wrestling · volleyball · basketball · swimming · warmup · stretching
Excessive joint flexibility
- laxityLack of strictness
- bendabilityCapacity to flex
- supplenessCapacity to bend easily
- limbernessBodily flexibility
elasticity · looseness · contortionist · bendy · stretchy
sprain
Ligament stretch injury
- tearTo pull apart
- ruptureViolent tearing apart
- dislocationForced out of position
damage · swelling · inflammation · pain · trauma · instability · weakness · tendonitis · recovery · rehabilitation
knee
Leg's middle hinge
shoulder · ankle · spine · neck · thumb · toe · hip · knuckle · arm · leg
gymnastics
Athletic discipline of controlled movement
cheerleading · contortion · ballet · wrestling · volleyball · basketball · swimming · warmup · stretching · biomechanics
hypermobility
Excessive joint flexibility
- laxityLack of strictness
- bendabilityCapacity to flex
- supplenessCapacity to bend easily
limberness · elasticity · looseness · contortionist · bendy · stretchy