PLANES OF MOVEMENT

Question 1

What sections of the body are described as the sagital plane?

Answer 1

directly down the middle of the body seperating the left from the right side

To remember think of Sagital begins with and S and Split begins with an S

Question 2

What sections of the body are described as the frontal plane?

Answer 2

Front and back halves, imagine a channel in the middle of two planes of glass

Question 3

What sections of the body are described as the transverse plane?

Answer 3

Head to tail i.e. spine

Note to remember T in transverse can be remembered as T for Top to tail

Question 4

What movements and exercises are possible in the sagital plane?

Answer 4

Forward and backwards movements e.g flexion and extension

Exercise example: biceps curl, front lunge, walking, jumping jack’s etc

Question 5

What movements and exercises are possible in the frontal plane?

Answer 5

can only move sideways
Exercise examples: straight arm lateral raises and lateral leg raises
Note, even though can only move sideways you can incorporate a bend as in the side lunge with bent knee

Question 6

What movements and exercises are possible in the transverse plane

Answer 6

Spinal rotation with either shoulders or hips.

Exercise examples: Bench press, push ups, chest back flys