Chapter 13: Exercise Selection and Technique

Question 1

Mobility

Answer 1

The ability of a joint to move freely through a given range of motion.

Question 2

Altered Arthrokinematics

Answer 2

Altered movement of joint surfaces.

Question 3

Synergistic Dominance

Answer 3

When a synergist (helper) muscle takes over a movement pattern when the prime mover fails or is too weak to control the movement.

Question 4

Progressions

Answer 4

Modifications to acute training variables that increase the challenge of a movement pattern.

Question 5

Regressions

Answer 5

Modifications to acute training variables that decrease the challenge of a movement pattern.

Question 6

Nonverbal

Answer 6

Not involving words or speech.

Question 7

Body Language

Answer 7

Communication of a nonverbal form with gestures or body movement.

Question 8

Spatial Relations

Answer 8

How objects are located relative to one another in space.

Question 9

Paralanguage

Answer 9

Components of speech like tone, pitch, facial expressions, cadence, and hesitation noises.

Question 10

Proxemics

Answer 10

The study of what is communicated by the way a person uses personal space.

Question 11

Active Listening

Answer 11

Paraphrasing or stating in one’s own words what someone has just said.

Question 12

Empathetic Listening

Answer 12

The ability to understand how the clients feel and empathize with them.

Question 13

Articulation

Answer 13

The ability to pronounce distinctly—to enunciate.

Question 14

Visual Learners

Answer 14

People who learn by seeing information.

Question 15

Auditory Learners

Answer 15

People who learn by hearing information.

Question 16

Kinesthetic Learners

Answer 16

People who learn by physical touch.

Question 17

Cueing

Answer 17

To give a reminder or a direction.

Question 18

Movement Categories

Answer 18

The six fundamental movements that are the basis for most exercise selections in exercise programming.

Question 19

Hip Hinge

Answer 19

A forward and backward movement of the upper body while the hips remain at the same height and move back.

Question 20

Contralateral Loading

Answer 20

Loading the body on the opposite side of the work being executed.

Question 21

Ipsolateral Loading

Answer 21

Loading the body on the same side as the work being executed.

Question 22

Locomotion

Answer 22

Movement from one place to another.

Question 23

Bipedal Locomotion

Answer 23

A form of locomotion in which a person moves from one place to another using the legs.

Question 24

Isolation Exercises

Answer 24

Single-joint exercises that primarily activate an individual muscle or muscle group.

Question 25

Activation Exercises

Answer 25

Low-intensity exercises that bring on additional blood flow and activate the nervous control of a muscle. Often used as part of a specific warm-up or as part of corrective exercise programming.

Question 26

Corrective Exercise

Answer 26

Exercise programming used to improve function through assessing and improving muscle imbalances.