POSTURE
DISTORTION PATTERNS
WHAT MUSCLE IS THIS?
DYNAMIC ASSESSMENT
PERFORMANCE ASSSESSMENT
100
positioning of a motionless body
static posture
100
Characterized by flat feet, knee valgus and adducted/internally rotated hips.
Pes Planus
100
Soleus
100
What perspective are we observing from?
Anterior
100
In this assessment, you clients hands should be slightly outside shoulder width. Elbows and knees fully extended with hands and toes in contact with the ground.
Push up test
200
alignment of the body while in motion
Dynamic
200
Varus
outwardly pointing knees
bowlegged
200
Anterior tibialis
200
What knee movement do we see?
Valgus
200
In the push up test, 1 rep is counted after the elbows reach this disired range of motion.
90 degrees
300
Moving in a biomechanically efficient manner that maximizes muscle recruitment and minimizes risk of injury.
Optimal Movement
300
Characterized by an anterior pelvic telt and excessive lordosis of the lumbar spine
Lower Crossed Syndrome
300
Name a hip adductor
gracilis
pectineus
adductor longus
adductor magnus
adductor brevis
300
Based on what we observe at the knee, hip and ankle name 1 underactive muscle.
glute maximus
glute medius
anterior tibialis
posterior tibialis
300
Name an assessment that assesses your clients ability to change direction.
L.E.F.T
Pro Shuttle (5-10-5)
400
A dynamic posture assessement that requires your client to squat while holding your arms/hands above your head.
OHSA
Overhead Squat Assessment
400
Upper crossed syndrome is characterized by....
a forward head and protracted shoulders
400
Name all 4 quadriceps muslces
vastus medius
vastus intermedius
vastus lateralis
rectus femoris
400
Based on what we observe at the knee, hip and ankle name 1 overactive muscle.
TFL
Adductor complex
400
These two test assess our clients explosive ability either horizontally or vertically.
Broad Jump
Vertical Jump
500
This is an assessment that challednges the upper extremities and trunk during a pushing movement
Pushing assessment
500
inward or concave curviture of the spine
Lordosis
500
Name the hamstring complex muscles
semitendinosis
semimembranosis
biceps femoris
500
If we wanted to assess, musculature in the shoulder and neck, what perspective might I look at?
Lateral
500
These two tests are disigned to measure maximal strength in both the lower and upper body.
Back Squat and Bench Press