Anatomy
Spine
Shoulder
Hips
Knee
100
David Beckham has shown up at your home reformer studio asking for lodging and private lessons ;) His soon to be ex-wife Victoria (Posh Spice) Beckham, injured his shin bone when she refused to remove her 10 inch stilleto heels during their family soccer match. What is the name of the bone she injured?
What is Tibia (Poor Dave)
100
Would the reformer exercise "Short Spine" be good for spinal stenosis?
What is No.
100
What type of joint is the Shoulder?
What is ball and socket joint.
100
Name 2 causes of sciatica...
What is excessive wear of high heels, muscle imbalance, pregnancy, obesity, disc herniation to name a few.
100
What type of joint is the knee joint?
What is hinge joint.
200
Name the extensors of the hip.
What is Glute Max and hamstrings.
200
I am the narrowing of the spinal canal...
What is Spinal Stenosis.
200
When adhesions/scarring of the joint capsule cause immobility it is called...
What is a frozen shoulder.
200
True or false: 90% of traumatic hip dislocations happen anteriorly?
What is False.
200
Augustus Gloop has recently tweeted that his now famous, fall into the chocolate river during his visit with Mr. Wonka has overtime caused meniscal degeneration. He has decided to audition for the main role in the sequel to the basketball movie, Space Jam. Since the main function of the meniscus is _______/_______ you have tweeted him a casting call for the role of Sleeping Beauty instead .... along with your class schedule.
What is cushion/shock absorption.
300
What muscle runs from the anterior thoracic vertebrae through hip to femur?
What is Illiopsoas.
300
Would the reformer exercise "jack rabbit jumps on an angle" be good for degenerative disc disease?
What is No.
300
Zach Galifianakis has contacted you for private reformer lessons. You find out his recent role as Arial in the little mermaid, required him to lift a giant 60lb pearl at a high velocity over his head repeatedly. Subsequently, he has been diagnosed with rotator cuff tendonitis. Would lifting his arms overhead in clam or side support be beneficial for Zach's recovery?
What is Wolf pack says, no.
300
Fill in the blanks: ______ _______ occurs when the hip joint capsule or connective tissue becomes thick and inflexible causing immobility.
What is Frozen hip or capsulitis of the hip.
300
True or false: Once out of the acute stages of a meniscal tear, these exercises would be beneficial: Bridge with the ball, running or prancing, footwork.
What is true that!
400
Name all of the hamstrings.
What is semitendinosus, semimembranosus and biceps femoris.
400
What part of the spine protrudes in a bulging/herniated disc?
What is Nucleous Pulposis.
400
How could you adapt/modify mermaid diving for a pearl if you client has frozen shoulder.
What is cross arm over chest/keep arms below shoulder height.
400
Shakira has landed an on going show in vegas featuring her hit single, "Hips Don't Lie". Due to the chonic hip gyration she has developed both of the two common types of hip bursitis. What are they?
What is trochanteric bursitis and iliopsoas bursitis.
400
Name the common vernacular for knee effusion..
What is water on the knee.
500
What muscle stabilizes the scapula to the chest wall and protract it?
What is Serratus Anterior.
500
Channing Tatum and his new wife Oprah walk into your multilevel reformer class. You find out they fell in love at a spondylolisthesis summer camp. Name 4 exercises that would be inappropriate for newly-weds...
What is Up Stretch, Swimming, Wheel, Breaststroke, Airplane, Semi Circle.
500
Explain the difference between tendinitis Vs. tendinosis
What is small tears in inflammation Vs. fraying tendons.
500
In the acute stages of a labral tear which muscle group would you avoid overworking?
What is the hip flexors.
500
Which muscle(s) is usually weak causing lateral tracking of the patella?
What is vastus medialis (VMO)
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