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hyperextend /hʌɪpərɛksˈtɛnd /verb [with object]Forcefully extend a limb or joint beyond its normal limits, either in exercise or therapy or so as to cause injury: he hyperextended his left knee during the last game...- They ensure that the patient's hips and knees are not hyperextended.
- Those who tend to hyperextend the neck due to chorea or dystonia should be encouraged and reminded to use a ‘chin-tuck’ position.
- Exercises should be done in a controlled manner, over a full range of motion and without hyperextending the joints.
Derivativeshyperextension noun ...- Two patients underwent subsequent arthroscopic surgery for a cyclops lesion that limited full hyperextension in the knee.
- Digital nerve block followed by hyperextension and longitudinal traction successfully reduces the dislocation.
- The shoulder roll allows for hyperextension of the neonate's head, which provides greater exposure of the surgical site.
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