9 - Therapeutic Exercise Part 2 Flashcards
What is strength?
The amount of tension/force a muscle can develop
What is power?
the max force and velocity (work/time) So, force x distance divided by time
What is endurance
ability to generate force repeatedly over time
What is intensity?
load prescribed for the muscle
What is volume?
total number of reps
What is frequency?
total number of sessions per time unit
What is duration?
the time period
What is a rest interval?
The time between sets and reps (time used to clear metabolites in the system)
What is an isometric contraction?
No change in length, loose packed positions, less tension placed on the tissues surrounding the joint.
Used early in the healing process
What is an isotonic contraction? And what are the two types?
Same resistance/force throughout
Concentric - muscle shortening
Eccentric - muscle lengthening
What is a isokinetic contraction?
Same velocity throughout
What is an open kinetic chain exercise?
The distal end is free to move around (ex. seated knee extension)
What is a closed kinetic chain exercise?
The distal end is fixed to a surface and the proximal end moves (ex. squat)
What is a plyometric exercise?
Used to improve power
Jump higher, ballistic movements, increase speed and faster contractions
What is the overload principle?
Progressively loading muscle by manipulating intensity and time
What is the Specific Adaptation to Imposed Demand (SAID) principle?
To improve a specific muscle performance element, the resistance program should be matched to the element
Wolff’s law - body systems adapt over time to the stresses placed on them
What is the principle of reversibility?
Training effects will exist as long as you continue to train (use it or lose it)
Gains in strength and endurance are incorporated into daily activities as early as possible
What motor unit type is recruited first?
Slow twitch
What is the order of motor unit recruitment?
Slow, fast fatigue resistant, then fast fatiguable
OR
Slow oxidative, fast oxidative glycolytic, then fast glycolytic