Overactive, Under-active, and Corrections Flashcards
Levator Scapulae
Overactive: shoulders evevate and head protrudes forward
(push/pull assessment)

Gracilis
Underactive : feet turn out

Upper Trapezius
Overactive: shoulders evevate and head protrudes forward
(push/pull assessment)

Feet turn out SMR
SMR: Gastrocnemius/ Soleus
SMR: Bicept Femoris
Latissimus Dorsi
Overactive: lower back arches
arms fall forward

Lateral Gastrocnemius
Overactive: when feet turn out

Popliteus
Underactive: feet turn out

Arms fall forward SMR
SMR: Thoratic Spine
SMR: Latissimus Dorsi
Knees move inward
(sample strengthening exercise)
Tube walking: side to side
Gluteus Maximus
Underactive: Knees move inward
Excesive Forward Lean
low back arches

Knees move inward SMR
SMR: addusctors
SMR: TFL / IT band
Sartorius
Underactive: feet turn out

Medial Hamstring Complex
Uncer-active: feet turn out
Gluteus Medius
Underactive: Knees move inward

Pectoralis Major/Minor
Overactive: arms fall forward

Interinsic Core Stabelizers
Underactive: lower back arches
Shoulders elevate/ head protrudes forward
stretch
Static upper trapezuis/ scalene stretch
Shoulders elevate/ head protrudes forward
SMR
SMR: Upper Trapezius
Bicept Femoris
Overactive: when feet turn out
Under active: wehn knees turn in

Abdominal Complex
(Rectus Abdominis, External Obliques)
Hip Flexor Complex
(TFL, Rectus Femoris, Psoas)
Overactive: excessive forward lean
Shoulders Elevate
(sample strengthening exercise)
Ball Cobra
Sternocleidomastoid
Overactive: shoulders evevate and head protrudes forward
(push/pull assessment)

Excessive forward lean
(sample strengthening exercise)
- Quadruped arm/ opposide leg raise
- Ball squat
Feet turn out
(sample strengthening exercise)
Single leg balance reach
Medial Gastrocnemius
Under-active: feet turn out

Vastus Lateralis
Overactive: when knees move in

Vastus Medialis Oblique (VMO)
Underactive: knees move inward

Soleus
Overactive: when feet turn-out & with excessive forward lean.

Gastronemius
Overactive: Excessive forward lean

Anterior Tibialis
Unceractive: excessive forward lean

Lower Back Arches SMR
SMR: Quadriceptd
SMR: Latissimus Dorsi
Rotator Cuff
Underactive: arms fall forward

Mid-lower Trapezius
Underactive:
arms fall forward
shoulders elevate (push/pull assessment)

Excessive forward lean stretch
Static gastrocnemius stretch
Static kneeling hip flexor stretch
Arms fall forward
(sample strengthening exercise)
Squat to row
Tensor Fascia Latae (TFL)
Overactive: when knees move inward

Lower back arches stretch
Static kneeling hip flexor stretch
Static Latissimus Dorsi stretch
Head protrudes forward
(sample strengthening exercise)
Chin tuck
Hamstring Complex
Underactive: lower back arches
Deep cervical floor
Feet Turn Out
Stretch
Static Gastrocnemius stretch
Static supine bicept femoris stretch
Lower back arches
(sample strengthening exercise)
- Quadruped arm/ opposide leg raise
- Ball squat
Adductor Complex
Overactive: when knees move inward

Excessive forward lean SMR
SMR: Gastrocnemius/ Soleus
SMR Quadricepts
Knees move inward stretch
static supine bicept femoris stretch
static standing TFL stretch
Teres Major
Overactive: arms fall forward

Erector Spinae
Overactive: low back arches
Arms Fall Forward stretch
Static Latissimus Dorsi stretch
Static pectoral wall stretch
Rhomboids
Underactive: arms fall forward
