Chapter 9: Movement Assessments

Question 1

Static Posture

Answer 1

The starting point from which an individual moves.

Question 2

Dynamic Posture

Answer 2

How an individual is able to maintain an erect posture while performing functional tasks or in motion.

Question 3

Movement Impairment

Answer 3

The state in which the structural integrity of the HMS is compromised because one or more segments of the kinetic chain are out of alignment.

Question 4

Transitional Movement Assessments

Answer 4

Assessments that involve movement without a change in the base of support.

Question 5

Loaded Movement Assessment

Answer 5

Observing a client’s posture under an additional source of resistance.

Question 6

Primary Movement Patterns

Answer 6

Common patterns of functional movement used by all humans.

Question 7

Dynamic Movement Assessments

Answer 7

Assessments that involve movement with a change in the base of support.

Question 8

Excessive pronation

Answer 8

Look for the arch of the foot to collapse and flatten, eversion of the heel, or malalignment of the Achilles tendon.

Question 9

Feet turn out

Answer 9

Look for the toes to move laterally during the movement.

Question 10

Heel raise

Answer 10

Look for the heel to come off of the ground during the movement.

Question 11

Knee valgus

Answer 11

Look for the knees to collapse inward.

Question 12

Knee varus

Answer 12

Look for the knees to bow outward.

Question 13

Knee dominance

Answer 13

Look for an upright trunk, the knees to move in front of the toes, and/or for more knee anterior excursion compared to the hip posterior excursion.

Question 14

Asymmetrical weight shift

Answer 14

Look for the hip to shift toward one side or the other. The side of the body opposite of the shift may exhibit the hip dropping in the frontal plane.

Question 15

Excessive trunk movement

Answer 15

look for instability of the trunk when in a push-up position.

Question 16

Excessive anterior pelvic tilt

Answer 16

Look for the pelvis to roll forward and for the lumbar spine to extend beyond normal curvature, creating a prominent low back arch.

Question 17

Excessive posterior pelvic tilt

Answer 17

Look for the pelvis to roll backward and for the lumbar spine to flex, creating a flattening of the lower back.

Question 18

Excessive forward trunk lean

Answer 18

Look for the trunk to lean forward and out of ideal parallel alignment with the shins.

Question 19

Trunk rotation

Answer 19

Look for the trunk of the body to rotate internally or externally during single-leg movements.

Question 20

Scapular elevation

Answer 20

Look for the shoulders to move up toward the ears.

Question 21

Scapular winging

Answer 21

Look for the scapulae to protrude excessively from the back, seen most acutely in a push-up position.

Question 22

Arms fall forward

Answer 22

Look for the arms to fall forward to no longer be aligned with the torso and ears.

Question 23

Excessive cervical extension (forward head)

Answer 23

Look for the head to migrate forward, moving the ears out of alignment with the shoulders.

Question 24

Pronation distortion syndrome

Answer 24

An additional pattern of movement impairments commonly noted among fitness professionals with the OHSA and the SLS.

Question 25

The Overhead Squat Assessment

Answer 25

Designed to assess dynamic posture, core stability, mobility, and neuromuscular control of the whole body during a squatting motion

Question 26

The Split Squat Assessment

Answer 26

Used to assess dynamic posture, stability, and overall neuromuscular control while in a narrow stance.

Question 27

Loaded Squat Assessment

Answer 27

Designed to assess dynamic posture, core stability, and overall neuromuscular control while under external load.

Question 28

Loaded Push Assessment

Answer 28

Allows the fitness professional to observe scapular and shoulder mechanics, upper-extremity muscle activation patterns, and the stability of the LPHC and cervical spine and head.

Question 29

Loaded Pull Assessment

Answer 29

Measures the performance of a horizonal pulling motion with both arms.

Question 30

The Standing Overhead Dumbbell Press Assessment

Answer 30

A loaded assessment that informs the fitness professional of a client’s abilities and posture during vertical pushing movements in their exercise programming.

Question 31

The Gait Assessment

Answer 31

A dynamic postural assessment used to clarify and validate previous movement assessment results in a real-world scenario.

Question 32

Depth Jump Assessment

Answer 32

A dynamic movement assessment for identifying movement impairments during jumping and landing tasks.

Question 33

Davies Test

Answer 33

A dynamic movement assessment for identifying movement impairments during a repetitive, plyometric activity for the upper extremity.