end-feel
end-feel noun: the quality of resistance that occurs when a joint is at the end of its range of movement.
Noun
end-feel (countable and uncountable, plural end-feels)
- The quality of resistance that occurs when a joint is at the end of its range of movement.
- In essence this means having an awareness of what the normal range of movement and end-feel is for that joint.2006, Leon Chaitow, Ken Crenshaw -, Muscle Energy Techniques, →ISBN, page 200
- There may be a range of end-feels within the 'elastic' group, but all are indicative of normal tissue tension, such as the 'leathery' end-feel of passive pronation and supination of the forearm, or the even tighter 'rubbery' end-feel of ankle plantarflexion and wrist flexion where the reistance to...2010, Elaine Atkins, Jill Kerr, Emily Goodlad, A Practical Approach to Orthopaedic Medicine, →ISBN, page 19
Forms of end-feel
| plural | end-feels |
|---|---|
| alternative form | end feel |
| alternative form | endfeel |
Questions about end-feel
- What does end-feel mean?
- End-feel means the quality of resistance that occurs when a joint is at the end of its range of movement.
- What part of speech is end-feel?
- End-feel is a noun.
- What is the plural of end-feel?
- The plural of end-feel is end-feels.
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