Chapter 10: Concepts of Flexibility Training Flashcards
Flexibility
The range of motion of a muscle and its associated connective tissues at a joint or joints.
Range of Motion
The measurement of movement around a specific joint or body part.
Static Stretching
Lengthening a muscle and holding the lengthened position.
Hyper-mobility
The condition of having excessive amounts of range of motion in a joint or joints.
Active Stretching
A muscle actively contracting to stretch another.
Dynamic Stretching
Movement-based active stretching where muscles engage to bring about a stretch.
Passive Stretching
An external force such as a stretching strap or the hand to move a joint to the end of a range of motion.
Self-Myofascial Release
Applying manual pressure to an adhesion or overactive tissue to elicit an autogenic inhibitory response, which is characterized by a decrease in the excitability of a contracting or stretched muscle arising from the Golgi tendon organ.
Adhesion
Area of scar-like tissue that causes organs and tissues to stick together.
Ballistic Stretching
Uses the momentum of the body or limb to move it through and beyond a normal range of motion. This technique uses bobbing, bouncing, pulsing, or jerking to achieve a stretch.
Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Stretching
A flexibility technique used to increase range of motion and neuromuscular efficiencies.
Passive Range of Motion
The range of motion achievable when aided by an external force.
Active Range of Motion
A muscle or group of muscles contract to create a range of motion.
Resisted Range of Motion
Range of motion available while a load is also being moved through that range of motion.
Muscle Activation Exercises
Low-level resistance movements to activate blood flow and activate the nervous control of a muscle.
Intuitive Limbering
Stretching after waking or when standing up from a prolonged seated position.
Contract-Relax Stretching
Contracting a given muscle before stretching the same muscle.
Contract-Relax Antagonist Contract Stretching
Contracting an antagonist muscle before stretching the agonist.
Pliability
The quality of being easily bent or flexible.
Myofascial Release
Stretches and loosens the fascia using gentle, gradual, sustained pressure or stretch on areas of tension.
Autogenic Inhibition
The decrease in excitability of a contracting or stretched muscle arising from the Golgi tendon organ.
Golgi Tendon Organ
The proprioceptive sensory organ that senses muscle tension in a tendon and inhibits muscle action.
