chpt 12 Flashcards
The positioning of the musculoskeletal system while the body is motionless.
Static posture
Alignment of the body while in motion.
Dynamic posture
Moving in a biomechanically efficient manner that maximizes muscle recruitment and minimizes risk of injury
Optimal movement
Abnormal movement patterns that can indicate possible muscle imbalances or mobility limitation.
Movement impairments
An assessment of a client’s movement patterns and postural alignment during movement or activity; also known as a dynamic postural assessment
Movement assessment
Collapsed arch of the foot; also known as flat feet.
Pes planus
When elevated neural drive causes a muscle to be held in a chronic state of contraction.
Overactive
When a muscle is experiencing neural inhibition and limited neuromuscular recruitment
Underactive
An assessment that provides insight to deviations from optimal alignment of the body in a standing posture.
Static postural assessment
The five areas of the body that are monitored during movement assessments and exercise: foot/ankle, knees, lumbo-pelvic-hip complex, shoulders, and head.
Kinetic chain checkpoints
An excessive forward rotation of the pelvis that results in greater lumbar lordosis.
Anterior pelvic tilt
Knees collapse inward (knock knees) due to hip adduction and internal rotation
Knee valgus
Knees bow outward (bowlegged)
Knee varus
flat feet, knee valgus, and adducted and internally rotated hips
Pes planus distortion syndrome
anterior pelvic tilt and excessive lordosis of the lumbar spine
Lower crossed syndrome
The normal curvature of the cervical and lumbar spine regions, creating a concave portion of the spine.
Lordotic/Lordosis
Postural syndrome characterized by a forward head and protracted shoulders.
Upper crossed syndrome
- assess dynamic posture, core stability, and neuromuscular control of the whole body during a squatting motion
- 5 reps from an anterior and lateral view
Overhead squat assessment (OHSA)
assesses dynamic posture, lower-extremity strength, balance, and overall coordination in a single-limb stance.
single leg squat assessment
identifies movement impairments and potential muscle imbalances.
Pushing assessment & pulling assessment
measures muscular endurance of the upper extremities during a pushing movement
Push-up test
test maximal jump height and lower extremity power
Vertical jump assessment
test maximal jump distance and lower extremity power
Long jump assessment
test lateral speed and agility
for clients with athletic goals
Two cones are spaced 10 yards
Lower extremity functional test (LEFT)
