Chapter 9 - Definitions

Question 0

Drawing-in Maneuver

Answer 0

A maneuver used to recruit the local core stabilizers by drawing the navel in toward the spine.

Question 1

Core

Answer 1

The structures that make up the lumbo-pelvic-hip complex (LHPC), including the lumbar spine, the pelvic girdle, abdomen, and the hip joint.

Question 2

Bracing

Answer 2

Occurs when you have contracted both the abdominal, lower back, and buttock muscles at the same time.