Ch 14 Quiz

Question 1

What are two signs of a muscle being overstretched?

Answer 1

Prolonged joint or muscle pain lasting more than 24 hours and swelling in the muscle

Question 2

What is pertinent information for the fitness professional to consider before prescribing flexibility exercises?

Answer 2

Any medical precautions or contraindications

Question 3

What are the two physiological responses that can occur from myofascial rolling?

Answer 3

Mechanical and neurophysiological response

Question 4

Which type of nerve receptor senses pain?

Answer 4

Nociceptor

Question 5

Which muscle would you be targeting for SMR if you placed the roller along the front and slightly lateral (outside) part of the upper thigh (just below the pelvis)?

Answer 5

Tensor fascia latae

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Davis’s law

Question 7

What principle describes the nervous system’s ability to recruit the correct muscles to perform movement?

Answer 7

Neuromuscular efficiency

Question 8

What are the recommended training variables for dynamic stretching?

Answer 8

1 set, 10 to 15 repetitions, 3 to 10 exercises

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Plow pose

Question 10

What are the steps in the cumulative injury cycle?

Answer 10

Tissue trauma, inflammation, muscle spasm, adhesions, altered neuromuscular control, muscle imbalance