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PRONE SHOULDER [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-03-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Physical Fitness Training and Bodybuilding
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- push-up
1, record 1, English, push%2Dup
correct, see observation, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- pushup 2, record 1, English, pushup
correct, see observation, noun
- press-up 3, record 1, English, press%2Dup
correct, see observation, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An exercise for strengthening arm and shoulder girdle muscles that consists of bending and extending the elbows while the body is kept in a prone position with the back flat and is supported on the hands and toes. 4, record 1, English, - push%2Dup
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the full press-up, the back and legs are straight and off the floor. Several variations are seen, besides the common push-up. These include bringing the thumbs and index fingers of both hands together (a diamond pushup) as well as having the elbows point towards the knees. 5, record 1, English, - push%2Dup
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Although "push-up" and "press-up" were found without a hyphen in some reliable sources, in English the unhyphenated form is correct only when these terms are used as verbs. 6, record 1, English, - push%2Dup
Record 1, Key term(s)
- pressup
- push up
- press up
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Conditionnement physique et culturisme
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- extension des bras
1, record 1, French, extension%20des%20bras
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- extension de bras 2, record 1, French, extension%20de%20bras
correct, feminine noun
- pompe 3, record 1, French, pompe
correct, see observation, feminine noun, familiar
- répulsion 4, record 1, French, r%C3%A9pulsion
correct, feminine noun
- flexion-extension des bras 5, record 1, French, flexion%2Dextension%20des%20bras
correct, feminine noun, France
- flexion-extension au sol 6, record 1, French, flexion%2Dextension%20au%20sol
feminine noun, France, rare
- traction 7, record 1, French, traction
avoid, see observation, feminine noun
- redressement brachial 8, record 1, French, redressement%20brachial
masculine noun, rare
- push-up 9, record 1, French, push%2Dup
avoid, anglicism, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En appui facial tendu, les mains légèrement plus écartées que la largeur des épaules, les pieds serrés et la tête relevée, descendez lentement jusqu'à frôler le sol de la poitrine. Essayez de garder le corps bien droit car l'exécution du mouvement sera plus correcte et plus profitable au développement des pectoraux. 6, record 1, French, - extension%20des%20bras
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il faut mettre fin à l'épreuve lorsque vous vous rendez compte que la personne semble à bout de forces ou est incapable de bien exécuter deux extensions de bras de suite selon la technique pertinente. 10, record 1, French, - extension%20des%20bras
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
L'exercice de base est la flexion-extension des bras en position couchée... les très classiques «pompes». 5, record 1, French, - extension%20des%20bras
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
extension de bras : Terme suggéré par la Fédération de gymnastique du Québec. 11, record 1, French, - extension%20des%20bras
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
traction : Ce terme est parfois utilisé pour désigner cette notion, mais il est faux : on ne peut parler de traction pour désigner cet exercice puisqu'il ne comporte aucun mouvement de traction. 12, record 1, French, - extension%20des%20bras
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
pompe : Ce terme, quoique familier, est celui qui est le plus couramment utilisé. Dans un contexte soutenu, on lui préférera toutefois le terme «extension des bras». 12, record 1, French, - extension%20des%20bras
Record 1, Key term(s)
- traction au sol
- répulsion au sol
- push up
- pushup
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-12-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- trunk incurvation reflex
1, record 2, English, trunk%20incurvation%20reflex
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A reflex initiated in a baby held horizontally and prone in one of the examiner's hands, by stimulation on one side of the baby's back approximately 3 cm from the midline along a paravertebral line extending from the shoulder to the buttocks. This produces curving of the trunk toward the stimulated side, with shoulders and pelvis moving in that direction. 2, record 2, English, - trunk%20incurvation%20reflex
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- réflexe d'incurvation du tronc
1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9flexe%20d%27incurvation%20du%20tronc
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Réflexe provoqué chez le nouveau-né qui se trouve en décubitus ventral, soulevé par l'examinateur et soutenu par une main placé sous l'abdomen, à la suite d'une stimulation paravertébrale qui déclenche une incurvation du tronc orientée vers le point d'application du stimulus. 2, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9flexe%20d%27incurvation%20du%20tronc
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-08-29
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Radiography (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Didiee view
1, record 3, English, Didiee%20view
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Didiee view. The patient is prone on the table with the cassette under the shoulder. The forearm is behind the trunk. The dorsum of the hand is on the iliac crest with the thumb directed upward. The x-ray tube is directly lateral to the shoulder joint, and the beam is angled 45°. 2, record 3, English, - Didiee%20view
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Radiographie (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- incidence de Didiée
1, record 3, French, incidence%20de%20Didi%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Incidence permettant de radiographier l'articulation de l'épaule, en particulier l'articulation gléno-humérale. 1, record 3, French, - incidence%20de%20Didi%C3%A9e
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le patient est en procubitus, avec la main du côté à radiographier sur la hanche, le pouce en l'air. Le rayon directeur, ascendant de 45° dans l'axe de l'humérus, est centré sur la face postérieure de la tête humérale. 2, record 3, French, - incidence%20de%20Didi%C3%A9e
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1992-09-16
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Radiography (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- West Point view
1, record 4, English, West%20Point%20view
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- West Point projection 2, record 4, English, West%20Point%20projection
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A modified axillary view to visualize the anterior inferior glenoid rim in patients with anterior shoulder instability. The patient is prone, and the shoulder is elevated three inches from the tabletop. The arm is abducted 90 ° and rotated so that the forearm hangs off the x-ray table and is pointed directly at the floor. With the cassette held against the superior aspect of the shoulder, the x-ray tube is positioned with the central ray projecting 25 ° from the horizontal and 25 ° medially. [From OTSUR, 1986, pp. 516, 517 and RFRAC, 1975, p. 678. ] 3, record 4, English, - West%20Point%20view
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Radiographie (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- incidence de West Point
1, record 4, French, incidence%20de%20West%20Point
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- incidence axillaire en procubitus 2, record 4, French, incidence%20axillaire%20en%20procubitus
correct, proposal, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Type de profil axillaire permettant de visualiser les lésions du rebord antéro-inférieur de la glène dans les instabilités antérieures de l'épaule. Le patient est en procubitus, l'épaule soulevée d'environ 6 cm. Le bras est placé en abduction à 90 °, puis en rotation, de manière à ce que l'avant-bras soit orienté vers le sol. La cassette est placée contre l'épaule, le tube formant un angle de 25 ° avec l'horizontale et un angle de 25 ° avec l'axe du corps. 2, record 4, French, - incidence%20de%20West%20Point
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1986-06-18
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Ice Hockey
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- prone shoulder 1, record 5, English, prone%20shoulder
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Hockey sur glace
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- épaule inclinée
1, record 5, French, %C3%A9paule%20inclin%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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