OP

Question 1

Increase Thoracic extension:

Answer 1

-Foam roller thoracic extension
-Cow
-Cobra
-Seated Extension (good if can’t get on floor)

Question 2

Increase Lumbar extension:

Answer 2

-Cobra (with hands closer to hips)

Question 3

Increasing PPT:

Answer 3

-Cow

Question 4

Increasing APT:

Answer 4

-Cow

Question 5

Increasing thoracic flexion:

Answer 5

-Cat

Question 6

Increasing lumbar flexion:

Answer 6

-Child’s pose
-Seated child’s pose

Question 7

Spinal rotation:

Answer 7

-Seated twist (thoracic emphasis?)
-Archer (Lumbar emphasis?)

Question 8

Lateral spinal flexion:

Answer 8

-Sit and reach (seated or kneeling)
-banana

Question 9

Cervical lateral flexion:

Answer 9

-Independent cervical lateral flexion
-Therapist assisted lateral flexion

Question 10

What to go over for all core strenghening exercise

Answer 10

GO OVER ABDOMINAL BRACING

Question 11

Upper cervical flexion and lower cervical extension (deep neck flexors?)

Answer 11

-Chin tuck (standing)
-Progression: supine, regression: prone

Question 12

Spinal alignment, head posture:

Answer 12

-tall sitting
-Progression: supine, regression: prone

Question 13

Strengthen lateral flexors

Answer 13

-Side plank (IPSIL???)
-Side bridging (progression)
-Progress: add leg raise, regress: make less horizontal

Question 14

Improve UPPER flexion: (ROM)

Answer 14

-dowel flexion

Question 15

UPPER Improved abduction ROM

Answer 15

-dowel abduct

Question 16

Improved IR (for tight ER) UPPER (ROM)

Answer 16

-posterior shoulder stretch (LAX BALL) – for Infrasinatus and teres minor

Question 16

Improved ER (for tight MR) ROM UPPER

Answer 16

-Lat foam roller- target lats (MR) (for lats)
-Child’s pose + reach (for lats)
-Fam roller chest opener (for pecs)
-Foam roller for pecs (pecs)
-Executive position (pecs)

Question 17

Improved- extension and ext rot of shoulder, elbow ext, pronation (Shoulder flexion EXT rotation, elbow flexion, supination)
ROM

Answer 17

-Scootch stretch (Bicep)
-L stretch (bicep)

Question 18

UPPER Medial rotation: RT

Answer 18

-Banded medial rotation (subscap)
-Progress: add abduction (45.. 90 deg), regression: remove band

Question 19

UPPER lateral rotation: RT

Answer 19

-Banded external rotation (infraspinatus, teres minor)
-Progress: add abduction (45.. 90 deg), regression: remove band

Question 20

Abduction: UPPER RT

Answer 20

-Scaption (supraspinatus)
-Progress: tighter band?, Regress: no band

Question 21

Retraction: (improve excessive protraction)
RT

Answer 21

-w’s (rhomboiuds)
-T’s (middle fibers traps)
Progress: prone (harder than seated position)

Question 22

Scapular tilit (improve excessive ant tilt) RT

Answer 22

-Y’s (lower fibers of traps)
Progress: prone (harder than seated position)

Question 23

Improve superior rotation and posterior tilt (good for excessive anterior tilt) RT

Answer 23

-Forearm wall slides (serratus anterior)
Progress? Add band between arms (not in lab but see in clinic), regress? – alter ROM?

Question 24

Superior rotation RT

Answer 24

-Wall angels (upper and middle traps) Progress: increase ROM regress: decreased ROM

Question 25

Improve flexion: UPPER RT

Answer 25

Shoulder press to the front (bicep) -progress: decrease stability regress:no weight

Question 26

Improve abduction: UPPER RT

Answer 26

Shoulder press to the side (supraspinatus) -progress: decrease stability regress:no weight

Question 27

NM skills: UPPER

Answer 27

-four points kneeling, add shoulder taps -planks +/- shoulder taps

Question 27

Increase knee flexion: ROM

Answer 27

-Anterior thigh foam rolling (quads)

Question 28

Lateral thigh (XXXX) RMO

Answer 28

-Foam rolling of lateral thigh (ITB)

Question 29

Increase Hip extension: ROM

Answer 29

-Lunger stretch (hip flexors- rec fem-primarily, + some iliopsoas)

Question 30

Increase knee extension ROM

Answer 30

-Straight leg raise (hamstrings) -Pyramid stance (hamstrings)

Question 31

Deep gluteal muscles (increase external rotation?): ROM

Answer 31

-figure 4 stretch- seated and supine (deep gluteals- ie piriformis)

Question 32

Increase abduction Lower body ROM

Answer 32

-Adductor rockback (adductor longus, magnus and brevis) -Gate stretch (less good since get lots of compensation from other things involved)

Question 33

Improve knee extension: RT

Answer 33

-SAQ (quads) - foam roller - regression: small towel -Progression -Terminal knee extension

Question 34

Strengthen quads (improve knee extension): RT

Answer 34

-BW squat -Split squat -Step up and down BW= simple, split squat harder and good for isolating muscular imbalances Step up and down- very functional movement (can isolate CON and ECC) -progress by adding weight or decreasing stability

Question 35

Strengthen hamstrings (improve knee flexion) RT

Answer 35

-Prone hamstring curl

Question 36

Strengthen glutes (hip extension)

Answer 36

-Glute bridge (good if also want to include the hamstrings) -Hip hinge → progress to: Supported RDL

Question 37

Strengthen abductors )

Answer 37

-Clamshell -progress adding band, regress by decreasing ROM -Side lying hip raise -Progress: add weight, regress All: (glute med, TFL)

Question 38

PElvic movement?- adbuction

Answer 38

-Pelvic drop and hike

Question 39

Balance skills: LOWER

Answer 39

-Stance -BOS size -Surface -Sensory input