Concept 11 Flashcards
Full motion possible in a joint or series of joints
ROM
Fibrous bands of tissue that connect muscles to bones and facilitate movement of a joint
Tendons
Hypermobility
Looseness or slackness in the joint and of the muscles and ligaments (soft tissue) surrounding the joint
Motion in a joint outside the normal plane for that joint, due to loose ligaments
laxity
Elasticity in the MTU; measured by force needed to stretch
Stiffness
Tight bands or knots in a muscle or fascia (a sheath of connective tissue that binds muscles and other tissues together)
Myofascial trigger points
Bands of tissue that connect bones
Ligaments
A functional unit of a skeletal muscle and its associated tendon.
Muscle-tendon unit (MTU)
Greater degree of stretch before onset of pain
Stretch tolerance
An assist to stretch from an active contraction of the opposing (antagonist) muscle
Active assistance
Exercises used to maintain existing joint mobility
ROM
stretching technique that incorporates muscle contraction prior to stretch
Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF)
reflexive contraction (shortening) of a muscle that occurs when sensory neurons in the MTU percieve a stretch of a muscle. the reflex subsides gradually, allowing muscle to be stretched beyond resting length
stretch reflex
reflex relaxation in a stretched muscle during contraction of the antagonist
reciprocal inhibition
stretch imposed on a muscle with the assistance of a force other than the opposing muscle
passive assistance
