Talk:Pronation

Picture
The picture is not a very good example of pronation. Why does elbow flexion have to be involved?! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.202.140.44 (talk • contribs) 07:15, 23 May 2008

{ {reqphoto|medical subjects|of=a pronated forearm without elbow flexion}}--Srleffler (talk) 18:05, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

I think the problem is now fixed. The elbow was only distracting when there was nothing to compare the orientation against. Do you mind if we comment out those templates now? Actually, since it's such an old comment I'll just go ahead, but don't hesitate to revert if you disagree. Foot images would still be useful. Cesiumfrog (talk) 04:19, 19 July 2011 (UTC)

"Pronation of the Foot"
The "Pronation of the Foot" paragraph seems rather POV. I know that some runners believe that heel strikes should be avoided, but many do not. Presenting this idea as if it were well established and not widely contested seemed misleading, so I slapped a whole bunch of "citation needed" tags on it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.202.27.9 (talk) 15:17, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

etymology
What's the origin of the term, as applied to these particular directions of rotation? Clearly pronation is derived from the latin for bending forward (which has nothing to do with rotation) and supination from the latin for turning or lying back. I note that the arm is supinated in standard anatomical position, which also involves the body as a whole being supine. I would speculate that classical anatomists were simply more pleased to look at the palms and chest rather than the knuckles and backside, that such aesthetic became standard and the entire arrangement was termed supine, causing the opposite rotation of the wrist to be called pronation. Does anyone know a source that addresses the question? Cesiumfrog (talk) 15:48, 19 July 2011 (UTC)