Supination includes which combination of motions?

Supination includes which combination of motions?

• A. Eversion, dorsiflexion, abduction
• B. Inversion, plantarflexion, adduction
• C. Eversion, plantarflexion, adduction
• D. Inversion, dorsiflexion, abduction

Answer: (B)

Supination of the foot is the combined movement where the sole turns inward (inversion), the toes point downward (plantarflexion), and the forefoot moves toward the midline (adduction). Together, these motions make the foot a rigid lever for push-off during walking or running. In gait, after the foot pronates to absorb shock, it commonly supinates to prepare for propulsion, which is why this trio of movements is characteristic of supination. The other options mix movements that don’t occur together in supination—evasion of the inward turn, or combining dorsiflexion with abduction, for example—so they don’t describe the same pattern.

Supination of the foot is the combined movement where the sole turns inward (inversion), the toes point downward (plantarflexion), and the forefoot moves toward the midline (adduction). Together, these motions make the foot a rigid lever for push-off during walking or running. In gait, after the foot pronates to absorb shock, it commonly supinates to prepare for propulsion, which is why this trio of movements is characteristic of supination. The other options mix movements that don’t occur together in supination—evasion of the inward turn, or combining dorsiflexion with abduction, for example—so they don’t describe the same pattern.