YMCA Injury Prevention & Rehabilitation 3

Question 1

A student with osteoporosis attends your yoga class. Which category of movements requires the most modification or avoidance?

Accepted Answer

Deep spinal flexion and high-impact movements

Answer

Deep spinal flexion increases vertebral compression fracture risk in osteoporotic individuals, and high-impact loading must also be avoided.

Question 2

Which cue best helps students protect the knee joint during Chair Pose (Utkatasana)?

Accepted Answer

Keep knees aligned over the second toe and avoid knees passing the toes excessively

Answer

Tracking the knee over the second toe and limiting excessive forward travel reduces valgus stress and compressive forces on the knee joint.

Question 3

What does 'proprioception' refer to in the context of yoga injury rehabilitation?

Accepted Answer

The body's sense of its own position and movement in space

Answer

Proprioception is the sensory feedback system that allows the body to detect joint position and movement, which is often impaired after injury.

Question 4

A student recovering from rotator cuff surgery asks about returning to Downward Dog. What is the most appropriate guidance?

Accepted Answer

Recommend medical clearance and gradual load progression starting with supported modifications

Answer

Post-surgical return to practice requires medical clearance and a progressive loading approach to avoid re-injury to healing tissue.

Question 5

Which muscle group is most important to strengthen to prevent anterior knee pain (patellofemoral syndrome) in yoga practitioners?

Accepted Answer

Quadriceps, especially VMO, and hip abductors

Answer

Strengthening the vastus medialis oblique (VMO) and hip abductors improves patellar tracking and reduces patellofemoral stress.

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