Midterm #1

Question 1

Define Kinesiology

Answer 1

A kinesiologist is someone who practifes the science of human movement to help improve health and wellness - optimal functioning of the human body.
They are responsible to get to know someone, prescribe and assess their needs. Do in movement analysis and biomechanically assess hyman movement.

Question 2

Define the scope of practice of a kinesiologist.

Answer 2

“the assessment of human movement and performance and its rehabilitation and management to maintain, rehabilitate or enhance movement and performance.”

Question 3

C. What treatments are permitted by kinesiologists, which are not?

Answer 3

exercise prescription, ergonomics, posture, heat and cold therapy, AT, charting and paperwork for clients. Extra training can be for manual, electric or osteopathic.
Not allowed to administer frugs, labour, applying hazardous forms of energy, appliances, devices for hearing to vision, making a diagnostic.

Question 4

What are some skills needed to be a kinesiologist?

Answer 4

Basic social skills, a focus on empathy.

Motivational Interviewing Skills
Movement Observational Skills (I’ll help you with this one!)

Communication Skills (we’ll work on this too!)

Ability to diagnose movement and offer recommendations (yep, this is covered in 3154)

Keeping a detailed log of the sessions and providing this information to third-parties

Question 5

4 curvatures of the spine

Answer 5

Cervical, thoracis, lumbartic and sacral

Question 6

Tell the difference between a lordotic and a kyphotic curve.

Answer 6

Lordotic curves inwards towards the spine, kyphotic curves outwards (hunch back)

Question 7

Describe the muscle’s force-length relationship.

Answer 7

Actin and myosin heads have an optimal overlap to create optimal force. Too far apart or too close in overlap can decrease the strength of force it will act in.
a static property of skeletal muscle

Question 8

Explain the importance of co-contraction around the spine.

Answer 8

The co concraction also known as bracing - creates spine stability. It creates proper postuer as well.

Question 9

What breathing advice could you offer someone who has a quick shallow breath.

Answer 9

Use the diaphragm more and purse the lips

Question 10

Describe factors that you could observe during a basic gait analysis.

Answer 10

Heel and toe strike, Gait length, Arms swinging, Feet pronation or supination, hip extension, leg bow, push off pattern or vertical displacement

Question 11

The 4 stages of movement diagnosis (multiple choice)

Answer 11

a. Preparation: Client intake – forms, building buy-in, using validating statements and tips to form new habits. Best practice when setting the tone and the four pillars for behavioural change.
b. Observation: spinal mechanics, bracing (dead-bug), breathing and gait analysis.
c. Evaluation: Making sense of the results.
d. Intervention: Exercise prescription and forming new habits. When to refer out.

Question 12

1. Technique Analysis (short answer)
   a. Be able to develop a Phase Analysis for a given movement.

Answer 12

Phase analysis example: Phase analysis is the descriptive process of dividing up a movement into relevant parts so that attention can be focused on the performance of each part.

Ex. walking - step, prep, move, transfer and step again

Question 13

Justify when a temporal analysis might be more appropriate.

Answer 13

Examining results overtime.
Ex. Testing out the effects of running overtime to see if it gets people to lose weight or not. Seeing and comparing trends overtime.

Question 14

Explain how you could identify a critical feature.

Answer 14

How we can identity is the main muscle used within the movement. We can look at the literature that talks about it. What is happening and the how it is happening.

Question 15

High Right hip problems

Answer 15

weak glutes
tight right adductors
weak hamstrings
tight right psoas
tight quadratus lomborum

opposite side = vice versa

Question 16

Equation to find the Scaling Factor

Answer 16

Actual length/measured length on image
ex. 30cm ruler / measured item = real length from picture

Question 17

Steps to Measuring

Answer 17

1. known length
2. measure
3. convert measurements to the same units
4. draw coordinates
5. markers - x,y values
6. change in displacement (ex. 22.6 - 21 = idk the answer)
7. scale the factors ex. 2.7 = factor and then multiple from the displacement

Question 18

Factors that have the greatest impact on systems

Answer 18

1. Bracing
2. Spinal Mechanics
3. Feet
4. Breathing

Question 19

Two main factors that make us adapt to our environment

Answer 19

Sitting: adaptations to sitting primarily involve front body tension (shortened muscle)and back body weakness (lengthened strength).

Gravity: gravity is constantly squishing us. Consider the effects of longitudinal compression compounded with the adaptations to sitting.

Question 20

Why does the spine matter and the two factors that make us adapt to our environment

Answer 20

The spine acts like a highway for energy transferred from the primary force-producing muscle to the load/implement. The coordination of many muscle groups contributes to a strong spine under dynamic load. The more efficient the load transfer, the heavier you can lift! If you have an extra load on the body, your spine has to keep the same curvature. Spinal deviation under load = reduced energy transfer and great risk of injury (you want the spine to immediately output the energy we exert)

Question 21

Breathing Techniques

Answer 21

1. Box breathing: 4 in, 4 hold, 4 out, 4 hold (for 2-10 minutes)
2. 5/5 Breathing: 5 breaths per minute for 5 minutes (6 second inhales and exhales with nospace between).

Question 22

What to look for in a gait assessment

Answer 22

Strike pattern
Pronation
Push-off pattern
Vertical Displacement
Internal Leg rotation during the swing
Hip Extension
Hip circumductionLeg Bo