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Medial rotation

Rotation of a limb that turns its front surface towards the midline.

Alsointernal rotation

Subscapularis medially rotates the shoulder. Resting the back of the client’s hand on the lower back combines medial rotation with extension, which can lift the medial border of the scapula for palpation.

Related

Lateral rotationRotation

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Anatomical terms of motion