Chapter 9: Movement Assessments Flashcards
Static Posture
The starting point from which an individual moves.
Dynamic Posture
How an individual is able to maintain an erect posture while performing functional tasks or in motion.
Movement Impairment
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.
Transitional Movement Assessments
Assessments that involve movement without a change in the base of support.
Loaded Movement Assessment
Observing a client’s posture under an additional source of resistance.
Primary Movement Patterns
Common patterns of functional movement used by all humans.
Dynamic Movement Assessments
Assessments that involve movement with a change in the base of support.
Excessive pronation
Look for the arch of the foot to collapse and flatten, eversion of the heel, or malalignment of the Achilles tendon.
Feet turn out
Look for the toes to move laterally during the movement.
Heel raise
Look for the heel to come off of the ground during the movement.
Knee valgus
Look for the knees to collapse inward.
Knee varus
Look for the knees to bow outward.
Knee dominance
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.
Asymmetrical weight shift
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.
Excessive trunk movement
look for instability of the trunk when in a push-up position.
Excessive anterior pelvic tilt
Look for the pelvis to roll forward and for the lumbar spine to extend beyond normal curvature, creating a prominent low back arch.
Excessive posterior pelvic tilt
Look for the pelvis to roll backward and for the lumbar spine to flex, creating a flattening of the lower back.
Excessive forward trunk lean
Look for the trunk to lean forward and out of ideal parallel alignment with the shins.
Trunk rotation
Look for the trunk of the body to rotate internally or externally during single-leg movements.
Scapular elevation
Look for the shoulders to move up toward the ears.
Scapular winging
Look for the scapulae to protrude excessively from the back, seen most acutely in a push-up position.
Arms fall forward
Look for the arms to fall forward to no longer be aligned with the torso and ears.
Excessive cervical extension (forward head)
Look for the head to migrate forward, moving the ears out of alignment with the shoulders.
Pronation distortion syndrome
An additional pattern of movement impairments commonly noted among fitness professionals with the OHSA and the SLS.