KIN 311 - Flexibility, Balance, Posture || A+ Veri
KIN 311 - Flexibility, Balance, Posture || A+ Veri
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KIN 311 - Flexibility, Balance, Posture || A+ Veri
Flexibility correct answers The ability of a joint or series of joints to move through a full range of motion without injury
Flexibility is important for (5) correct answers 1) Sports
2) Activities of daily living
3) Maintain range of motion during aging
4) Rehab
Does flexibility preven...
KIN 311 - Flexibility, Balance, Posture || A+ Verified
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Flexibility correct answers The ability of a joint or series of joints to move through a full range
of motion without injury
Flexibility is important for (5) correct answers 1) Sports
2) Activities of daily living
3) Maintain range of motion during aging
4) Rehab
Does flexibility prevent injury ? correct answers Research says yes but difficulty to prove
What about hyper mobile individuals ? correct answers May not have stability in that joint which
can make them more injury prone in that movement
2 types of flexibility correct answers 1) Static
2) Dynamic
Static flexibility correct answers Ability to move a joint through the total range of motion and
maintain the limits of that range.
Dynamic flexibility correct answers Ability to move a joint quickly through a range of motion
and is dependent on the resistance of the joint to the movement
Benefits of static stretching correct answers 1) Safe, low risk
2) Low energy requirement
3) Practical
4) Standardized protocols
5) Valid and reliable
Benefits of dynamic stretching correct answers 1) Questionable safety
2) Higher energy demand
3) Standardization is difficult
4) More difficult to establish validity and reliability
5) More realistic with respect to health/performance
What factors influence flexibility ? correct answers 1) Soft tissues around the joints
2) Contractures
3) Age
4) Body type
5) Gender
6) Training
, What aspects of flexibility can be changed and influenced ? correct answers Soft tissues around
the joints
It is difficult to modify ______ but quite able to alter ______ to change flexibility correct
answers Joint structure but quite able to alter soft tissues
What happens after you sprain an area ? correct answers You are prone to additional injury due
to the increased flexibility of the ligaments even though the bone is solid.
What is a contracture ? correct answers Due to chronic immobilization or shortening of a joint
such that soft tissues lose elasticity
When working with populations that have skeletal disabilities you are going to want to work on
_____ correct answers Achieving normal flexibility instead of trying to improve it
Age and flexibility correct answers Generally flexibility decreases with age
What causes flexibility to decrease with age ? correct answers Elasticity of soft tissues decreases
and levels of arthritis increase
Another time in a lifespan that flexibility is altered correct answers Pregnancy due to the
hormones
Body type effect on flexibility correct answers Excessive muscle mass and body can can influcen
flexibility
Does this mean that body builders or obese individuals are not flexible ? correct answers No, it
could be a physical impediment running into each other
Gender and flexibility correct answers Generally women are more flexible than meant at all ages
2 reasons women are more flexible correct answers 1) Anatomical differences
2) Hormones
Since men may have a greater ROM in hip extension this gender flexibility is somewhat ______
correct answers Joint specific
What is a more important determinant of flexibility than gender, age or body type ? correct
answers Training or physical activity
Generally ______ individuals are more flexible correct answers Active
6 general protocol for flexibility assessments correct answers 1) General aerobic warm up
2) General stretching
3) Specific stretching of joint to be tested
4) Rule of thumb: 2-3 trials for each test
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