Chapter - 7 Flexibility and Mobility Concepts Flashcards
What are the differences between Flexibility and Mobility?
- Flexibility - The range of motion (ROM) around a particular joint.
- Mobility - the quality of moving also means the ability to move
What is Fascia and its importance in flexibility?
- Fascia is a connective tissue that wraps around muscles, tendons, and ligaments. Also binds other tissues, every organ, and all systems together in the body.
- Anything that restricts the mobility of fascia will then negatively affect muscle mobility and function
Can Insuffiencet hydration, Immobility, Excessive fitness training, and a poor diet restrict mobility and fascia?
Yes, these circumstances can restrict mobility and fascia which will then lead to a decrease in muscle function.
What are Myofascial slings/lines?
Pathways of connectivity in the body, provide different functions dependent on muscles in connections
What is the functional relevance of the (Superficial front line)
- Helps the body maintain an upright posture,
- Offers balance to the Posterior superficial backline
- Responsible for flexing the trunk and the cervical spine, extending the knee, and dorsiflexion in the ankle
Helps the body maintain posture and generates movements of extension and hyperextension, tension in this line can restrict forward bending movements.
Superficial back line
Controls and stabilizes rotational movements in the body, helping the body maintain balance in all planes refers to which line?
Spiral line
. Maintains the body core alignments and stability. This refers to what line?
Deep front line
Describe (ROM)
(ROM) Range of motion refers to the amount of movement around any particular joint.
What is AROM?
Active ROM - Actively engaging (ROM) through the joint.
What is PROM?
When the muscles are relaxed through the motion
Which (ROM) is greater? Active or Passive
PROM is greater.
Muscles are relaxed, and the client does not need to activate stabilizer or posterior muscles.
What is hypermobility?
Excessive mobility in the joint
Assessing the three planes of movement (Frontal, Sagital, Transverse) can be helpful in what circumstances?
Circumstances looking for symmetrical differences to better understand a client’s flexibility need.
Define Mobilization, Movement, and Flexibility training
Movement - Daily exercises, daily overall movement
Mobilization - Movement meant to improve another movement, such as preparing for a bodyweight squat — using body weight lunges (front, side, and back) to mobilize the ankles and hips
Flexibility Training - Can be defined as lengthening myofascia to increase general mobility or specific joint ROM
Explain the differences between Dynamic and Static stretching
- Static Stretching - Holding a particular stretch that lengthens one or more muscles for up to 30 seconds
- Dynamic Stretching - Moving in and out of positions that mobilize soft tissues, positions are not held in one particular position. Moved through that joint’s particular ROM.
Define Elasticity
Tissues that adapt quickly, stretching into different shapes and directions.
Define Plasticity
Plasticity refers to the way in which tissue structure can adapt in response to various demands and environmental conditions
Why can plasticity be important for mobility?
- tissues can exhibit plastic behavior
- Used in static stretching, can increase the plasticity of the muscle and therefore can permanently lengthen the muscle for better mobility
What are some contradictions in flexibility training?
- Recent Injury or surgery
- Inflammation or infection
- Lack of joint stability
What are the four muscles engaged in Cour four on the floor?
- Glutes
- Quadratus Lumborum
- Hip flexors
- Latissimus Dorsi
What are the stretch durations for Static and Dynamic?
- Static - 10-30 Seconds
- Dynamic - 1-3 Seconds
What are the benefits of flexibility?
- Prevents injury
- Improves ROM
- Releases tension
- Improves posture
- Improves blood flow
