Myofascial Release Lingo

Question 1

Distendability

Answer 1

Stretched under pressure

Question 2

Irritability

Answer 2

excitation response to stimuli

Question 3

Elasticity

Answer 3

Ability of a strained body or tissue to recover its original shape after deformation

Question 4

Relaxation

Answer 4

I guess relaxation of the muscles?

Question 5

Stress

Answer 5

Stress is stress

Question 6

Strain

Answer 6

Stretching injuries of muscle tissue

Distortion with deformation of tissue

Question 7

Tension

Answer 7

Self explainatory

Question 8

Load

Answer 8

Force applied to an area

Question 9

Vector

Answer 9

I guess direction?

Question 10

Resultant force

Answer 10

I guess the vector you get when you add or substract two force vectors

Question 11

Elastic Modulus

Answer 11

is a number that measures an object or substance’s resistance to being deformed elastically

Question 12

Viscosity

Answer 12

1. A measurement of the rate of deformation of any material under load. 2. The capability possessed by a solid of yielding continually under stress

Question 13

Viscoelasticity

Answer 13

Viscoelasticity is the property of materials that exhibit both viscous and elastic characteristics when undergoing deformation

Question 14

Elastic Deformation

Answer 14

Any recoverable deformation

Question 15

Plastic Deformation

Answer 15

A nonrecoverable deformation.

Question 16

Creep

Answer 16

The capacity of fascia and other tissue to lengthen when subjected to a constant tension load resulting in less resistance to a second load application.

Question 17

Hysteresis

Answer 17

During the loading and unloading of connective tissue, the restoration of the final length of the tissue occurs at a rate and to an extent less than during deformation (loading). These differences represent energy loss in the connective tissue system. This difference in viscoelastic behavior (and energy loss) is known as hysteresis (or “stress-strain”).

Question 18

Piezoelectricity

Answer 18

Piezoelectricity is a current produced by a substance that transforms mechanical stress to electrical energy. Piezoelectric substances act as transducers and are able to discharge electrical current when physically stressed, and when placed in an electric current, they vibrate at a frequency dependent upon their crystal lattice structure.

Question 19

Hooke Law

Answer 19

Hooke law states that stress applied to stretch or compress a body is proportional to the strain, or change in length thus produced, so long as the limit of elasticity of the body is not exceeded.