Overactive, Under-active, and Corrections Flashcards
(50 cards)
Levator Scapulae
Overactive: shoulders evevate and head protrudes forward
(push/pull assessment)

Gracilis
Underactive : feet turn out

Upper Trapezius
Overactive: shoulders evevate and head protrudes forward
(push/pull assessment)

Feet turn out SMR
SMR: Gastrocnemius/ Soleus
SMR: Bicept Femoris
Latissimus Dorsi
Overactive: lower back arches
arms fall forward

Lateral Gastrocnemius
Overactive: when feet turn out

Popliteus
Underactive: feet turn out

Arms fall forward SMR
SMR: Thoratic Spine
SMR: Latissimus Dorsi
Knees move inward
(sample strengthening exercise)
Tube walking: side to side
Gluteus Maximus
Underactive: Knees move inward
Excesive Forward Lean
low back arches

Knees move inward SMR
SMR: addusctors
SMR: TFL / IT band
Sartorius
Underactive: feet turn out

Medial Hamstring Complex
Uncer-active: feet turn out
Gluteus Medius
Underactive: Knees move inward

Pectoralis Major/Minor
Overactive: arms fall forward

Interinsic Core Stabelizers
Underactive: lower back arches
Shoulders elevate/ head protrudes forward
stretch
Static upper trapezuis/ scalene stretch
Shoulders elevate/ head protrudes forward
SMR
SMR: Upper Trapezius
Bicept Femoris
Overactive: when feet turn out
Under active: wehn knees turn in

Abdominal Complex
(Rectus Abdominis, External Obliques)
Hip Flexor Complex
(TFL, Rectus Femoris, Psoas)
Overactive: excessive forward lean
Shoulders Elevate
(sample strengthening exercise)
Ball Cobra
Sternocleidomastoid
Overactive: shoulders evevate and head protrudes forward
(push/pull assessment)

Excessive forward lean
(sample strengthening exercise)
- Quadruped arm/ opposide leg raise
- Ball squat











