muscle strengthening Flashcards
1
Q
what is strength?
A
- maximum force of contraction from a muscle
2
Q
what is power?
A
- speed/ rate of a contraction
force x distance
3
Q
what is endurance?
A
- amount of quality contractions which can be sustained for a period
4
Q
what is resistance?
A
- form of exercise to help build strength in the muscle
- can be sustained contraction
5
Q
what is the oxford muscle scale? what is the scale?
A
- used as an objective marker to assess muscle strength
- 0 to 5
6
Q
what is 0 indicative of on the oxford muscle scale?
A
- no contraction
7
Q
what is 1 indicative of on the oxford muscle scale?
A
- flicker/ visible contraction without movement of the limb
8
Q
what is 2 indicative of on the oxford muscle scale?
A
- movement of the limb with no gravity
9
Q
what is 3 indicative of on the oxford muscle scale?
A
- movement against gravity no resistance
10
Q
what is 4 indicative of on the oxford muscle scale?
A
- movement against gravity and some resistance
11
Q
what is 5 indicative of on the oxford muscle scale?
A
- normal
- against gravity and full resistance
12
Q
what is used in early rehabilitation and why? what does it eliminate?
A
- movement produced by an external force
- maintains range of movement
- gravity eliminated
13
Q
what is active assisted? what does it allow?
A
- movement is part of external forces but with voluntary muscle action
- increases range of movement
- allows individual to maintain control
14
Q
what is active? how is it performed?
A
- voluntary action and full initiation from the individual
- performed with or without equipment
15
Q
what does stretching target? what is it used for?
A
- targets structures for lengthening position
- used as prevention of injury
- used for mobilisation of soft tissue
