hip extension

collocation in English

meaningsofhipandextension

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hip
adjective
uk
/hɪp/us
/hɪp/
fashionable:
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extension
noun
uk
/ɪkˈsten.ʃən/us
/ɪkˈsten.ʃən/
the fact of reaching, stretching, or continuing; the act of adding to something in order to make it bigger ...
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(Definition ofhipandextensionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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However, when the knee joint is properly modeled, there is a largehipextensionmoment seen for most of the swing phase.
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This compensates for weakness ofhipextension.
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The major antagonist muscles to the quad set are the gluteal muscles (hipextension) and the hamstrings (hipextensionand knee flexion).
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Both models calculate a stronghipextensionmoment at the end of the swing phase to slow the motion of the thigh and prepare the leg for the next step.
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The posterior fibres of gluteus medius contract to producehipextension, lateral rotation and abduction.
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The piriformis laterally rotates the femur withhipextensionand abducts the femur with hip flexion.
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It has a gabled roof with ahipextensionon the east end.
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Hipextensionpulls the ground underneath the body, thereby pulling the runner forward.
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The short head of the biceps femoris crosses only one joint (knee) and is therefore not involved inhipextension.
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Hipextensionalso adds a passive stretch component to rectus femoris, which results in a knee extension force.
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It facilitates both the flexing of the knee andhipextension, making it a vital contributor to normal leg movement.
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The sequence and overlapping in the sequence is basically the same beginning with thehipextensionfollowed by knee extension and ending with ankle-plantar flexion.
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The hip extensors andhipextensionhave been linked to more powerful knee extension during toe-off, which contributes to propulsion.
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The hamstring tendons make up the borders of the space behind the knee; the muscles are involved in knee flexion andhipextension.
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The erector spinae muscles of the lower back work isometrically to keep the spine in an extended position while the hamstrings and gluteus maximus work isotonically to performhipextension.
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In the other extreme, the muscle's ability to flex the hip and extend can be compromised in a position of fullhipextensionand knee flexion, due to passive insufficiency.
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