14 - Flexibility Training Concepts

Question 1

Davis’s law describes what type of changes within the cumulative injury cycle?

Answer 1

Adhesions may begin to form structural changes in the soft tissue.

Question 2

Which principle states that soft tissue will model along the lines of stress?

Answer 2

Davis’s law

Question 3

Which statement best defines the concept of relative flexibility?

Answer 3

Altered movement patterns

Question 4

What are two contraindications for self-myofascial techniques?

Answer 4

Cancer and bleeding disorders

Question 5

What concern should you have when prescribing flexibility exercises to a client with osteoporosis?

Answer 5

Osteoporosis is considered a contraindication to myofascial rolling.

Question 6

The hamstring complex compensating for weakened hip extensors, which cannot produce force effectively, is an example of what key term?

Answer 6

Synergistic dominance

Question 7

Active and dynamic stretching utilize which physiological action?

Answer 7

Reciprocal inhibition

Question 8

Which lower-body stretch is considered controversial and may be a risk for injury?

Answer 8

Inverted hurdler’s stretch for hamstrings

Question 9

Which term best describes motion at the joint surface?

Answer 9

Arthrokinematics