Screening and Ongoing Assessment

Question 1

What does PNF stand for and how is it used?

Answer 1

Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation

It is used to increase flexibility with a combination of static stretching, contracting, and relaxing the targeted muscles.

Question 2

When evaluating “treatment” (stretching, acupuncture, PT, ect.) for any ROM limitation how do know if the treatment is working?

Answer 2

I like my acupuncturist, I’m friends with my PT does not mean it’s beneficial.

Question 3

What are the 3 points of performance in goal setting?

Answer 3

1. The goal must be concise and specific.
2. The goal must be expressed in the positive tense
3. The goal must include a time frame that is challenging yet realistic and achievable.

Question 4

At what 3 distinct times are athletes impressionable mentally and emotionally?

Answer 4

1. From half an hour before the workout up until the announcement of “3-2-1… Go!”
2. During the workout (this is perhaps when the athlete is most receptive).
3. Depending on their state of alertness and fatigue, following the workout as well.

Question 5

What can using positive language while cueing and correcting can influence on an athlete?

Answer 5

The athlete’s own degree of positive self talk.

Question 6

True or False

The subconscious does not hear the negative tense

Answer 6

True !

If I tell myself consciously, “I don’t want to fall off the climbing rope,” my subconscious brain in fact hears, “I want to fall off the climbing rope.”

By telling yourself what you don’t want to manifest, you actually create a blueprint for exactly what you intend to avoid.

Question 7

What type of exercise are recommended to help maintain function for an athlete with scoliosis?

Answer 7

Posterior, Anterior, and lateral back-strengthening exercises

Question 8

The onset of scoliosis, or at least the point at which it is most likely to be diagnosed, tends to be between [BLANK] and [BLANK] years of age

Answer 8

10 & 15

Question 9

What can scoliosis cause for athletes trying to maintain a neutral position?

Answer 9

Shoulder or hip tilt

Question 10

What is the minimal lateral deviation that can be classified as scoliosis?

Answer 10

10%

Question 11

At what degrees is surgical intervention considered for scoliosis?

Answer 11

40 degrees and greater

Question 12

True or False: Usain Bolt was born with scoliosis and went on to become one of the fastest athletes of all time.

Answer 12

True

Question 13

True or False: Males are eight times more likely to have a progression in severity over their lifespan to the point of requiring treatment.

Answer 13

False, females are eight times more likely.

Question 14

Define Scoliosis

Answer 14

Scoliosis is the presence of abnormal curvatures along the vertebral column.