Assessment

Question 1

Pronation distortion syndrome (arch of the foot is excessively turned inwards and becomes flattened as well as the internal rotation of the thighs, the knees become adductued - moving towards the body) shortened muscles

Answer 1

Gastrocnemius, soleus, peroneals, adductors, IT band, hip flexor complex, biceps femoris short head

Question 2

Pronation distortion syndrome lengthened muscles

Answer 2

anterior tibialis, posterior tibialis, glute max, glute med, vastus med, hip external rotators

Question 3

Lower crossed syndrome shortened muscles

Answer 3

gastro, soleus, adductors, hip flexor complex, lats, eretcor spinae

Question 4

Lower crossed syndrome lengthened muscles

Answer 4

anterior tibialis, posterior tibalis, glute max, glute med, transversus abdominis, internal obliques

Question 5

Upper crossed syndrome shortened muscles

Answer 5

upper traps, levator scapulae, sternocleidomastoid, scalenes, lats, teres major, subscapularis, pec major, pec minor

Question 6

Upper crossed syndrome lengthened muscles

Answer 6

deep cervical flexors, serratus anterior, rhomboids, middle traps, lower traps, teres minor, infraspinatus

Question 7

Davies test

Answer 7

assesses upper extremity stability and agility

Question 8

Shark skill test

Answer 8

assesses lower extremity agility and neuromusc control

Question 9

Bench press test is an assessment of…

Answer 9

estimates 1-rep max on overall upper body strength of pressing musculature

Question 10

What does a squat test help determine?

Answer 10

Estimates 1-rep squat max and overall lower body strength

Question 11

Push-up test is an exercise to assess …?

Answer 11

measures muscular endurance of upper body, primarily pushing muscles

Question 12

LEFT test is an exercise to assess…?

Answer 12

assesses agility, acceleration, deceleration, and neuromusc control

Question 13

Excessive forward lean overactive muscles (through core/midsection, not arms!)

Answer 13

soleus, gastro, hip flexor complex, abdominal complex

Question 14

Excessive forward lean underactive muscles

Answer 14

glute max, erector spinae, anterior tibialis

Question 15

Low back arches overactive muscles

Answer 15

hip flexor complex, erector spinae, lats

Question 16

low back arches: underactive muscles

Answer 16

glute max, hamstring complex, intrinsic core stabilizers

Question 17

arms fall forward overactive muscles

Answer 17

lats, teres major, pec major/minor

Question 18

arms fall forward underactive muscles

Answer 18

middle/lower traps, rhomboids, rotator cuff

Question 19

feet turn out overactive muscles

Answer 19

soleus, lateral gast, biceps femoris short head

Question 20

feet turn out underactive muscles

Answer 20

medial calf, medial hamstring complex, gracilis, sartorius, popliteus

Question 21

knees move inward overactive muscles

Answer 21

adductor complex, biceps femoris short head, tfl, vasus lateralis

Question 22

knees move inward underactive muscles

Answer 22

glute max, glute med, vasus medialis oblique (VMO)

Question 23

Head protrudes forward during pushing/pulling assessment - what are corrective strategies, SMR, static stretching and strengthening?

Answer 23

SMR: upper traps; static stretch: upper trap/scalene stretch; strengthen: chin tuck - keep head in neutral position during all exercises

Question 24

Head protrudes forward (pushing/pulling assessment) overactive muscles (3)

Answer 24

upper traps, sternocleidomastoid, levator scapulae

Question 25

Head protrudes forward (pushing/pulling assessment) underactive muscles

Answer 25

deep cervical flexors

Question 26

Shoulders elevate (pushing/pulling assessment) overactive muscles (3)

Answer 26

upper traps, sternoclediomastoid, levator scapulae

Question 27

Shoulders elevate (pushing/pulling assessment) underactive muscles (1)

Answer 27

mid/lower traps

Question 28

Corrective strategies for shoulder elevation during push/pull assessment (smr, static stretch, strengthen)

Answer 28

SMR: upper traps; static stretch: upper traps/scalene stretch; strengthen: ball cobra

Question 29

Corrective strategies for feet turning out during overhead squat assessment

Answer 29

SMR: gastro and soleus, biceps femoris short head; static stretching: gastro and supine biceps femoris; strength: single leg balance reach

Question 30

Corrective strategies for excessive forward lean during overhead squat assessment

Answer 30

SMR: gastro and soleus, quads; static gastro and kneeling hip flexor stretch; strengthen quadruped arm/opposite leg raise, ball wall squats

Question 31

Corrective strategies for knees moving inward during overhead squat assessment

Answer 31

SMR: adductors, TFL/IT band; static: supine biceps femoris, standing tfl; strengthen: tube walking side to side

Question 32

Corrective strategies for low back arch during overhead squat assessment

Answer 32

SMR: quads and lats; static: kneeling hip flexor stretch and lat ball stretch; strengthen: quadruped arm/opposite leg raise, ball wall squats

Question 33

Corrective strategies for arms falling forward during overhead squat assessment

Answer 33

SMR: thoracic spine, lats; static: lat ball stretch, pec wall stretch; Strengthen: squat to row