Exam 1 Flashcards
Biomechanical Frame of Reference
uses anatomy, kinesiology, kinematics as foundation for reasoning
When are biomechanical FOR usually used?
restorative approaches
intervention to support occupation
examples of biomechanical FOR
splinting, stretching, exercise
Rehabilitative FOR
focus on the client returning to participation in activities with current abilities
rehab FOR is most often used when?
compensatory approaches, occupations and training
Planes of movement
sagittal, frontal, transverse
sagittal plane
divide body into left and right
flexion and extension
frontal plane
divides into front and back
abduction and adduction
transverse plane
divides into top and bottom
rotation
what plane is the vertical axis in
transverse
what plane is the frontal axis in
sagittal
what plane is the sagittal axis in
frontal
kinesiology
study of movement and forces involved
kinematics
study of motion in terms of mechanical elements
arthrokinematics
internal joint patterns, involve accessory motions that cant be achieved by voluntary muscle force
closed chain motion
proximal joint moving in relation to a fixed distal segment
promote stability
examples of closed chain actions
pushing a stroller, push-ups, bending down to grab a box
open chain motion
distal portion of limb is moving allowing joints to move independently and with each other.
promote mobility
examples of open chain actions
hitting a tennis ball, playing the violin
isometric contraction
no change in muscle length
concentric contraction
muscle shortens
eccentric contraction
muscle lengthens
velocity
speed + direction
momentum
(Mass)(Velocity)
inertia
an object’s resistance to change in its state
proportional to mass
newtons laws
inertia, acceleration, action and reaction
law of acceleration
acceleration is proportional to force and inverse to mass
law of action and reaction
every action has an opposite reaction of equal strength
linear force
all forces in same line of pull
produces tension and compression
shear force
forces acting parallel across each other
can cause tissue damage
force couple
several forces working in opposite lines of pull
creates a rotary force
resultant force
net result of multiple forces acting on the same point
how do you find the resultant force
parallelogram technique
torque
rotation of an object about an axis
what is torque influenced by
amount of force, moment arm
torque equation
(amount of force)(moment arm)
moment arm
perpendicular distance between the axis and force
mechanical advantage
effort arm / resistance arm
if MA is >1
increased advantage
if ma <1
decreased advantage
first class lever
axis is between effort and resistance
least common in the body
second class lever
resistance is between the effort and axis
effort arm always longer than resistance arm
third class lever
effort is between the axis and resistance
resistance arm always longer than effort arm
most common in the body
fixed pulley
changes the direction of a force
functions of the head, neck, and trunk
stability for distal mobility, mobility, transmits and distributes loads
total amount of flexion in cervical spine
40-50 degrees
total amount of flexion in thoracic spine
30-40 degrees
total amount of flexion in lumbar spine
45-55 degrees
total amount of extension in cervical spine
75-85 degrees
total amount of extension in thoracic spine
15-20 degrees
total amount of extension in lumbar spine
15-25 degrees
total amount of cervical rotation
80 degrees
total amount of rotation in thoracic spine
25-35 degrees extension