Excessive foot supination is characterized by which movements?

Excessive foot supination is characterized by which movements?

• A. Eversion and dorsiflexion
• B. Inversion and plantarflexion dominance
• C. Inversion and dorsiflexion
• D. Eversion and plantarflexion dominance

Answer: (B)

Excessive supination occurs when the foot rolls inward and upward, with the hindfoot turning inward (inversion) and the ankle pointing downward (plantarflexion). This inward, downward direction of the foot is the hallmark of excessive supination, making the pattern of inversion with plantarflexion the best fit. Eversion and dorsiflexion describe opposite movements (outward roll and lifting the foot, respectively), so they don’t match the supination movement pattern.

Excessive supination occurs when the foot rolls inward and upward, with the hindfoot turning inward (inversion) and the ankle pointing downward (plantarflexion). This inward, downward direction of the foot is the hallmark of excessive supination, making the pattern of inversion with plantarflexion the best fit. Eversion and dorsiflexion describe opposite movements (outward roll and lifting the foot, respectively), so they don’t match the supination movement pattern.