Chapter 7. Definitions. Flexibility Training Concepts.

Question 1

The normal extensibility of all soft tissues that allows the full range of motion of a joint.

Answer 1

Flexibility (p162)

Question 2

Capability to be elongated or stretched.

Answer 2

Extensibility (p162)

Question 3

The combination of flexibility and the nervous system’s ability to control this range of motion efficiently.

Answer 3

Dynamic range of motion (p163)

Question 4

The ability of the neuromuscular system to allow agonists, antagonists, and stabilizers to work synergistically to produce, reduce, and dynamically stabilize the entire kinetic chain in all three planes of motion.

Answer 4

Neuromuscular efficiency (p163)

Question 5

The tendency of the body to seek the path of least resistance during functional movement patterns.

Answer 5

Relatively flexibility (p165)

Question 6

Alteration of muscle length surrounding a joint.

Answer 6

Muscle imbalance (p166)

Question 7

The simultaneous contraction of one muscle and the relaxation of its antagonist to allow movement to take place.

Answer 7

Reciprocal inhibition (p167)

Question 8

The concept of muscle inhibition, caused by a tight agonist, which inhibits its functional antagonist.

Answer 8

Altered reciprocal inhibition (p167)

Question 9

The neuromuscular phenomenon that occurs when inappropriate muscles take over the function of a weak or inhibited prime mover.

Answer 9

Synergistic dominance (p167)

Question 10

The motions of joints in the body.

Answer 10

Arthrokinematics (p167)

Question 11

Altered forces at the joint that result in abnormal muscular activity and impaired neuromuscular communication at the joint.

Answer 11

Arthrokinetic dysfunction (p167)

Question 12

The process by which neural impulses that sense tension are greater than the impulses that cause muscles to contract, providing an inhibitory effect to the muscle spindles.

Answer 12

Autogenic inhibition (p169)

Question 13

Consistently repeating the same pattern of motion, which may place abnormal stresses on the body.

Answer 13

Pattern overload (p170)

Question 14

States that soft tissue models along the line of stress.

Answer 14

Davis’s law (p171)

Question 15

The process of passively taking a muscle to the point of tension and holding the stretch for a minimum of 30 seconds.

Answer 15

Static stretching (p179)

Question 16

The process of using agonists and synergists to dynamically move the joint into a range of motion.

Answer 16

Active-isolated stretch (p185)

Question 17

The active extension of a muscle, using force production and momentum, to move the joint through the full available range of motion.

Answer 17

Dynamic stretch (p190)