Physiotherapy

When a part is capable of making an

all round movement ?up and down and sideways- this is

possible by a joint of this kind. The leg can be moved in

any direction, sideways, up and down

An example of this kind of joint is the

movement of the wrist. At the wrist there are a number of

small boned which glide one over the other, when we turn our

palm upwards or downwards.

Our body has a supporting frame work made of bones. This

frame work is known as skeleton. It is the skeleton which

gives the body its firmness. Without- the skeleton our body

will be as supple as that of a worm. There is another great

advantage of the skeleton. It protects some of the most

delicate parts of the human body form external injury. Thus

the brain is kept safe in a bony box. This box safeguards

the heart and the lungs. Also by its very nature of

formation, it helps body movement with the help of muscles

attached to it. The main parts of the skeleton are the skull

and the spinal column.