Four important synovial joints used in most sporting actions are the elbow and shoulder joints in the arm, and the knee and hip joints in the leg. The elbow and knee joints are both hinge joints.

These include hinge, ball and socket, planar, pivot, saddle, and ellipsoid joints. A hinge joint is a synovial joint that allows movement in one plane of motion similar to how a door hinge moves ...

A joint is a place where two or more bones meet and is also called an articulation. Synovial joints (freely movable joints) allow us the free movement to perform skills and techniques during ...