Balance, flexibility and movement Flashcards
Direct assessment
more accurate, but not functional
Indirect assessment
associating a movement, time or task with balance
Romberg test
Type of indirect test of balance. Done eyes open and eyes closed.
Balance feedback
sight, hearing, proprioception
BESS Test
can be used for concussion or fatigue
Unipedal test
timed one-leg stance test that measures static balance
Dynamic balance
synonymous with stability, ability to keep control of our body overall (total body)
Functional reach test
dynamic test
Time up and go
Dynamic test - balance,agility and strength for older adults.
Star excursion test
Dynamic test - quantitative value of improvements. Good to assess recovery on lower body injury.
Star excursion test directions
Anterior. medial, lateral and posterior and in between directions, Based on stance leg. Downside is the more you do it, the better you get. May end up with 88 attempts for each leg (176 total)
Y balance
Modified version of Star Excursion. Looks at critical reach directions (3) Anterior, posteromedial, posterolateral (3 trials each after 6-8 tests).
Y balance test faults
Kicking box, not returning to start position under control, touching down during reach, foot on top of stance plate
Y balance scoring
uses normative data, looks at symmetry. Measured in absolute values and can be impacted by the height of client. > 4cm difference is asymmetric for anterior, >6 cm for posterior
Star Excursion restriction
ankle mobility, hands must stay on hips
Y balance test issues
preconditions, loss of balance
Three layers of needed motion
Mobility (biggest issue), Stability (load & core control), Dynamic motor control (movement pattern)
Core control stabilizing
local and global stabilizing
MObility vs. flexibility
mobility is controlled and dynamic, flexibility is passive. Flexibility can influence mobility.
Test the difference between
passive ROM for flexibility, controlled movement for mobility.
Muscular imbalance
leads to altered mobility. Acute injuries if not rehabilitied correctly can lead to chronic injuries
Joint by Joint Theory
Inter-regional dependence model. Injury can up the chain.
FMS
A movement screening assessment tool that designed to stress mobility, stability and movement of the body
Injury and FMS
Injury changes your movement pattern, you can not do FMS if person is injured. Chronic injuries may be an exception.
FMS test
7 tests - 2 mobility, 2 stability, 3 dynamic
FMS Scoring - 0
Pain in the movement
FMS Scoring - 1
Movement is deficient and below minimums. One needs to be fixed and asymmetries
FMS Scoring - 2
Movement is sufficient to load and train
FMS Scoring - 3
Movement is near perfect
FMS Scoring general
Scoring may not tell us the full picture. Consider the individual and movement. Carry over lower score. 14 is a cutoff for exponential rise injury.