Ch.7 Terms Flashcards
Capability to be elongated or stretched
Extensibility
The normal extensibility of all soft tissues that allows the full range of motion of a joint
Flexibility
The combination of flexibility and the nervous systems ability to control this range of motion efficiently
Dynamic range of motion
The ability of the nervous system to allow agonists, antagonists and stabilizers to work synergistically to produce, reduce and dynamically stabilize the entire kinetic chain in all plains of motion
Neuromuscular Efficiency
Predictable patters of muscle imbalances
Postural distortion patterns
The tendency of the body to seek the path of least resistance during functional movement patterns
Relative flexibility
Alteration of muscle length surrounding a joint
Muscle imbalance
The simultaneous contraction of one muscle and relaxation of the antagonist to allow movement to take place
Reciprocal inhibition
The concept of muscle inhibition caused by a tight antagonist which inhibits it’s functional antagonist
Altered reciprocal inhibition
The neuromuscular phenomenon that occurs when inappropriate muscles take over the function of a weak or inhibited prime mover
Synergistic dominance
Altered forces at the joint that result in abnormal muscular activity and impaired neuromuscular communication at the joint
Arthokinetic dysfunction
The process by which neural impulses that sense tension are greater than impulses that cause muscles to contract providing an inhibitory effect to the muscle spindles
Autogenic inhibition
Consistently repeating the same pattern of motion, which may place abnormal stresses on the body
Pattern overload
States that soft tissue models along the line of stress
Davies law
The process of passively taking a muscle to the point of tension and holding the stretch for a minimum of 30 sec
Static stretching
