Corrective Exercise Specialist Flashcards
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Which corrective exercise technique is classified as an 'inhibitory' technique in the NASM model?
Answer: Self-myofascial release (SMR)
SMR is classified as an inhibitory technique because it uses sustained pressure to stimulate the GTO and reduce neural drive to the overactive muscle.
A client presents with low back arching (excessive lumbar extension) during the OHSA. Which muscle is most likely underactive?
Answer: Transversus abdominis
Underactive transversus abdominis fails to stabilize the lumbar spine, allowing the erector spinae to dominate and pull the spine into excessive lordosis.
Which assessment modification should be used when a client cannot perform an overhead squat due to shoulder limitations?
Answer: Pulling assessment
The pulling assessment is an alternative movement screen that evaluates the kinetic chain without requiring full shoulder overhead mobility.
In corrective exercise, what does the term 'length-tension relationship' refer to?
Answer: The optimal muscle length at which maximum force can be produced
The length-tension relationship describes that a muscle produces maximal force at its optimal resting length, with force decreasing at shorter or longer lengths.
Which muscle is most commonly found underactive in clients with lower crossed syndrome?
Answer: Gluteus maximus
Lower crossed syndrome involves overactive hip flexors and erector spinae, with underactive gluteus maximus and deep abdominals as the hallmark pattern.
What is the primary purpose of the 'activate' phase in the corrective exercise continuum?
Answer: To reeducate and strengthen underactive muscles in isolation
The activate phase uses isolated strengthening exercises (e.g., positional isometrics) to reeducate and strengthen underactive muscles before integrating them into functional movement.
Pronation distortion syndrome at the foot is most directly associated with which movement compensation higher up the kinetic chain?
Answer: Knee valgus and internal tibial rotation
Excessive foot pronation causes internal tibial rotation that drives the knee into valgus, demonstrating how a distal dysfunction creates proximal compensations.