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Question 1

Name the structures of the lumbo-pelvic-hip complex, LPHC, (4)

Answer 1

Lumbar spine, pelvic girdle, abdomen, and hip joint

Question 2

Name four core-strength exercises

Answer 2

ball crunch, back extensions, reverse crunch, cable rotations

Question 3

Four common ways a stressor causes breakdown or injury

Answer 3

stress fractures, muscle strains, joint pain, emotional fatigue

Question 4

Exercises in core stabilization level are identified through these characteristics

Answer 4

They involve little motion through the spine and pelvis

Question 5

Law stating that soft tissue models along the lines of stress

Answer 5

Davis’s law

Question 6

Name four core-stabilization exercises

Answer 6

marching, floor bridge, floor prone cobra, prone iso-abs

Question 7

It is critical that the core training program is designed to achieve these three functional outcomes in the right order

Answer 7

Intervertebral stability, lumbo-pelvic stability, movement efficiency