MFA
What is the purpose of musculoskeletal testing?
improve performance and reduce injury
What does POPES stand for
post offer pre employment screening
What are three parts of the kinetic chain
muscular, articular, neural
from the lateral view, name two landmarks the plumb line runs through the middle of
auditory meatus, bodies of cervical spine, the acromion process, mid thoracic areas, and greater trochanter
drop foot is an example of what
antalgic gait
if someone's heels comes off the ground during the overhead squat it is due to...
limited ankle mobility
if an athlete's knee moves medially during both the single leg squat and over head squat you should focus on what?
strengthening abductors
what is the result of maintaining structural integrity and optimum alignment of each kinetic chain component?
ideal functional posture
from the posterior view you should be able to see how many toes on each foot?
2
What is the 3rd movement in the stance phase?
mid stance
What test assesses unilateral mobility, stability, strength of LPHC, hips, knees, and ankles while also assessing balance
single leg squat
during which test would you see if someone had poor eccentric control of their legs?
depth vertical jump
According to the NASM, does dysfunction in the kinetic chain typically occur in one or multiple branches?
multiple
lower crossed syndrome would result in what postural dysfunction?
anterior pelvic tilt
What movement follows the heel strike
foot flat
What test's main purpose is to assess passive flexibility of hip flexors
thomas test
name two pre screening forms clients must fill out
PARQ
medical history questionnaire
informed consent
lifestyle evaluation
visible shaking of a muscle indicates dysfunction primarily in which two parts of the kinetic chain
muscular and neurological
postural stress, repetitive movement, lack of core stability, pattern overload and lack of neuromuscular efficiency are all causes of what?
muscular imbalance
What muscles are stabilizers during gait?
trunk and hip extensors
Weak trunk stability in the sagittal plane would be seen during what test
stability pushup
What are 5 reasons you would do a POPES
liability
physical ability
pervious injuries
workers compensation
shows care from employer
circumduction of the hip
what do postural dysfunctions lead to?
predictable patterns of injury
What is it called when you measure one heel strike of one extremity to the next heel strike of the same extremity?
gait cycle