kinesiology Flashcards
Study of human movement
Kinesiology
Study of motion without regards to horses or torque that may produce motion
Kinematics
Point of a body moving in a circular fashion around an axis and all the points moving in the same direction at the same speed and across the same number of degrees.
Also called angular movement
Rotation
Kinesiology
Study of human movement that involves Biomechanics, anatomy and physiology
Kinematics
The study of motion without regards to the forces or torque that may produce motion.
What are the two types of motions discussed in kinematics?
Rotation and translation
What is rotation?
Points of a body moving in a circular fashion around an axis. All the points move in the same direction at the same speed across the same number of degrees.
What is another name for rotation?
Angular movements
Osteokinematics
Study of angular movements
What is translation?
Linear motion in which all points in an object move parallel to each other, in the same direction and at the same speed as every other point of that same object
Arthrokinematics
Study of translatoric movements
Anatomical position
Body longitudinal eyes forward, palms forward, toes forward
Fundamental position
Same as anatomical, but palms face sides of body
What are the three Osteokinematic planes?
Sagittal, frontal and transverse
Sagittal plane
Divides the body into right and left equal parts.
Medial and lateral axis of rotation
Flexion and extension is in this plane
Frontal plane
Divides the body into front and back
Anterior and posterior axis of rotation
Abduction and abduction are in this plane
Transverse plane
Divides the body into upper and lower sections
Vertical axis is axis of rotation
External and internal rotation are in this plane
Degrees of freedom
The number of permitted planes of angular motion at a joint
Up to 3° possible
Normal muscle action
Distal segment moves on a fixed proximal segment
Tibia on femur flexion is an example
Reverse muscle action
Proximal segment moves on a fixed distal segment
Femur on tibia flexion
Kinematic chain
A system of joints and body segments arranged, so that motion of one joint will produce motion at the other joints in the system in a predictable manner.
Most accurate when the distal and proximal ends are fixed
Closed chain
Distal segment fixed
Open chain
Proximal segment is fixed
What can limit angular motion?
Shape of joint
surface joint
capsule ligaments,
muscle bulk
musculotendinous structures
Bony structures
Pain
End feel
The feeling imparted into the examiners hand at the end of a passive motion
This has normal and abnormal components
Hard end feel
Bone compacting against bone
Soft end feel
Soft tissue approximation
Firm end feel
Feeling of a firm but slightly yielding stop, from the stretch of capsules, ligaments, and other connective tissues
Capsular end feel
Slack in the joint capsule is taken up
Elastic end feel
Musculotendinous slack is taken up and a rebound is felt
Empty end feel
Feeling that there is nothing mechanically stopping motion except for subjects complaint of pain. This is an abnormal and feel wrong time and Wrong quality also plays a role.
Closed packed position
Joint services are maximally, congruent, and ligaments and capsules are maximally taut
Greatest stability in this position
Resistant to forces that cause distraction of joint services
Accessory motions are limited
Loose or open packed position
Joint surfaces have the most freedom of movement
Ligaments and capsules are slackened
Resting position of the joint
Increase translatoric movements
Less compressive forces within a joint
Accessory motions
Motions that occur between the articular surfaces
Roll, glide, and spin
Can occur due to a muscle contraction or because of the natural laxity of joint structures
Roll
When new equidistant points on one joint surface, come into contact with new equidistant points on another surface