Quiz Questions Flashcards
which muscle is thought to be overactive/shortened if the client demonstrates hip abduction during the modified Thomas test?
TFL
what is considered normal mobility in the cervical side bending test?
The head can tilt to a 45° angle
What is the recommended verbal instruction when performing the cervical rotation test?
Look over your right, then left shoulder as far as you comfortably can
which term best describes the normal extensibility of all soft tissue that allow for the full range of motion of a joint
Flexibility
what is elasticity?
Describes the tendency of soft tissue to resume its normal normal shape after being stretched
when screening the lumbar pelvic hip complex, which test should the fitness professional begin with??
Lumbar flexion and extension
The extensibility of which three muscles are during the modified Thomas test
So as TFL and rectus femurs
what should the client do with a nesting leg during a modified Thomas test?
The client holds the knee to their chest, putting the nest, hip and maximal flexion
which term best describes the entire available motion at a joint as well as the bodies neuromuscular control during motion
Mobility
which describes the recommended knee position during the lumbar flexion test
Knees straight
what describes the normal extensibility of all soft tissue that allow for the full range of motion of a joint?
Flexibility
What is the recommended client position when performing the passive hip internal rotation test?
lying prone on the table with legs together
What is the head position of the seated thoracic rotation test?
Neutral with nose in line with sternum
which muscle is thought to be overactive/shortened if the client demonstrates the extension during the modified Thomas test
Rectus femoris
what describes the testing lake starting position during the active knee extension test
Hip flexed to 90° with the knee bent to 90°
