Chapter 7 - 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

Question 2

capability to be elongated or stretched

Answer 2

extensibility

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

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

Question 5

predictable patterns of muscle imbalances

Answer 5

postural distortion patterns

Question 6

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

Answer 6

relative flexibility

Question 7

alteration of muscle length surrounding a joint

Answer 7

muscle imbalance

Question 8

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

Answer 8

reciprocal inhibition

Question 9

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

Answer 9

altered reciprocal inhibition

Question 10

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

Answer 10

synergistic dominance

Question 11

the motions of joints in the body

Answer 11

arthrokinematics

Question 12

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

Answer 12

arthrokinetic dysfunction

Question 13

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

Answer 13

autogenic inhibition

Question 14

consistently repeating the same pattern of motion which may place abnormal stresses on teh body

Answer 14

pattern overload

Question 15

states that soft tissue models along the lines of stress

Answer 15

Davis’s law

Question 16

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

Answer 16

static stretching

Question 17

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

Answer 17

active-isolated stretching

Question 18

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

Answer 18

dynamic stretching