Human Performance Parameters

Question 1

Performance parameters

Answer 1

cardiorespiratory fitness, neuromuscular function, cognitive function, muscular strength, power, endurance, flexability and speed

Question 2

What is cardiorespiratory fitness

Answer 2

The ability of the body to process oxygen, transport it effectively in order to maintain exercise intensity

Question 3

How to measure cardiorespiratory fitness

Answer 3

Gold standard measurement : Maximal oxygen uptake VO2 Max

Question 4

what is the VO2 Max

Answer 4

max amount of oxygen utilised in the body per kg of body weight, per minute

Question 5

What is a direct measurement of CR fitness

Answer 5

gas analysis
HR monitoring
using treadmill tests or a cycle ergometer

Question 6

indirect CR measurement of VO2 Max

Answer 6

can estimate it from the maximal exercise duration
heart rate calculations during submaximal or maximal exercise.
Treadmill speed plus predictive equations.
Beep tests

Question 7

Field testing VO2 max

Answer 7

involves a kind of test and then a series of predictive equations to calculate vo2 max

Question 8

what is muscular strength testing

Answer 8

Muscualr strength = Ability of a muscle or muscle group to
exert a maximal external force and exercises include upper body bench press. Muscualr endurance is Ability of muscle or muscle group to
repeatedly exert a submaximal resistance and is completed by reps or push to failure.

Question 9

Hand grip strength

Answer 9

usuallay shown to be a predictive outcome measure in older adults, and used on post op evaluation

Question 10

flexabilty test

Answer 10

sit and reach test
evaluation of hamstring and lower back flexability

Question 11

functional tests for predicting outcomes

Answer 11

Gait Speed, Timed up and go, berg balance scale, short physical performance battery score, mini mental state examination

Question 12

Gait speed

Answer 12

important in geriatiric clinical settings. It measures the walking speed of an individual over a short distance.
It provides information on a patients mobility, balance and overall health

Question 13

Timed up and go tests

Answer 13

asseses lower limb mobility
patients sits in standrad chair, it is an assessment to see how long it takes the patient to get up, go to assigned distance and return. It measures fall risk due to mobility. if over 12 seconds they have increased risk and increased risk depending on time taken

Question 14

Berg balance scale

Answer 14

measures balance in elderly, tasks are graded from 0-4

Question 15

berg balance tasks

Answer 15

standing unsupported, sitting unsupported, standing to sitting, standing with eyes closed, retrieiving object from floor

Question 16

Minimal mental state examination

Answer 16

clinical cognitive assessment tool. includes question like: year, date, where we are, naming 3 items and asking for them to be repeated back to you