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rotation [rō′tā·shən]
(computer science)
An operation performed on data in a register of the central processing unit, in which all the bits in the register are shifted one position to the right or left, and the endmost bit, which is shifted out of the register, is carried around to the position at the opposite end of the register.
(mathematics)
(mechanics)
Also known as rotational motion.
Motion of a rigid body in which either one point is fixed, or all the points on a straight line are fixed.
Angular displacement of a rigid body.
The motion of a particle about a fixed point.


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The tests performed on all students aged between five to 16 years old include an overhead squat, bridge leg extensions, torso rotation, pelvic rotation, and single leg balance with the eyes closed.
Some causes of Facet joint pain are: Wear and tear, Degeneration of Cartilage surfaces, Joint Capsule or associated Vertebral Discs, Injury or Trauma, Incorrect posture, Excessive forward head posture, Forward Pelvic Rotation, Abnormal spinal curvature, Hyperlordosis-excessive arch in the lower back, Scoliosis-Lateral Lumbar spinal curvature.
Increases in pelvic rotation during kicking opens the hips, allowing the pelvis to move through a greater range of motion and prolonging ball contact time, which may have positive benefits for accuracy (Barfield, 1998).
 
 
 
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