Which set of movements describes foot supination?

Which set of movements describes foot supination?

• A. Dorsiflexion, eversion, and abduction
• B. Plantar flexion, inversion, and adduction
• C. Dorsiflexion, inversion, and adduction
• D. Plantar flexion, eversion, and abduction

Answer: (B)

Foot supination is the movement where the sole turns inward and slightly upward. This combines plantarflexion (pointing the toes downward), inversion (turning the sole toward the midline), and adduction (moving the forefoot toward the midline). That’s why the set describing plantarflexion, inversion, and adduction is the correct description. The other options mix movements that describe the opposite actions—such as dorsiflexion with eversion and abduction, which aligns more with pronation—so they don’t fit supination. A handy cue is to remember PIA: plantarflexion, inversion, adduction.

Foot supination is the movement where the sole turns inward and slightly upward. This combines plantarflexion (pointing the toes downward), inversion (turning the sole toward the midline), and adduction (moving the forefoot toward the midline). That’s why the set describing plantarflexion, inversion, and adduction is the correct description. The other options mix movements that describe the opposite actions—such as dorsiflexion with eversion and abduction, which aligns more with pronation—so they don’t fit supination. A handy cue is to remember PIA: plantarflexion, inversion, adduction.