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===== Dislocation =====


[verb] To injure a joint by temporarily forcing the bone out of its normal socket.

[noun] In men's gymnastics, a rotating of the shoulders when performing a backwards turn on the still rings. Many skills in acrobatics appear to involve dislocating a joint, when they actually do not. 

Dislocation generally is taken to mean a joint is beyond the control of the muscles and tendons surrounding it.

A Controlled Dislocation is controlled that it was intentional - the adjacent muscles and tendons might not be in control, but the movement can be at least partially controlled, and reset to a normal range.




Compate with [[Overextension]]

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Definition based on the [[https://www.contortionhomepage.com/gloss1.html|Contortion Glossary]] by Greg Ullman and Tige Young