Transcript Starting position for the modified sit-and

CHAPTER
OUTLINE
Benefits of
Good Flexibility
Factors
Affecting
Flexibility
Assessment of
Flexibility
Evaluating
Body Posture
Muscular
Flexibility
Prescription
Contraindicated
Exercises
Muscular
Flexibility
Preventing and
Rehabilitating
Low-Back Pain
Benefits of
Good Flexibility
Factors
Affecting
Flexibility
Assessment of
Flexibility
Evaluating
Body Posture
Muscular
Flexibility
Prescription
Contraindicated
Exercises
Preventing and
Rehabilitating
Low-Back Pain
Muscle Flexibility
Flexibility is joint specific
Women are more flexible than men
Decrements are primarily related to
physical inactivity
Aging decreases joint range of motion
Benefits of
Good Flexibility
Factors
Affecting
Flexibility
Assessment of
Flexibility
Evaluating
Body Posture
Muscular
Flexibility
Prescription
Contraindicated
Exercises
Flexibility Fitness Tests
Modified sit-and-reach test
Total body rotation test
Shoulder rotation test
Preventing and
Rehabilitating
Low-Back Pain
Benefits of
Good Flexibility
Factors
Affecting
Flexibility
Assessment of
Flexibility
Evaluating
Body Posture
Muscular
Flexibility
Prescription
Contraindicated
Exercises
Preventing and
Rehabilitating
Low-Back Pain
Modified Sit-and-Reach Test
Measures hip
and trunk
flexibility
Modified
protocol
accounts for
arm/leg length
discrepancies
Starting position for the modified sit-and-reach test
Benefits of
Good Flexibility
Factors
Affecting
Flexibility
Assessment of
Flexibility
Evaluating
Body Posture
Muscular
Flexibility
Prescription
Contraindicated
Exercises
Preventing and
Rehabilitating
Low-Back Pain
Modified Sit-and-Reach Test
Hold the final
reach for two
seconds
Modified sit-and-reach test
Benefits of
Good Flexibility
Factors
Affecting
Flexibility
Assessment of
Flexibility
Evaluating
Body Posture
Muscular
Flexibility
Prescription
Contraindicated
Exercises
Preventing and
Rehabilitating
Low-Back Pain
Total Body Rotation Test
Measures body
rotation
Test is performed on
either right or left side
Benefits of
Good Flexibility
Factors
Affecting
Flexibility
Assessment of
Flexibility
Evaluating
Body Posture
Muscular
Flexibility
Prescription
Contraindicated
Exercises
Preventing and
Rehabilitating
Low-Back Pain
Shoulder Rotation Test
Measures shoulder flexibility
Measuring biacromial
width
Starting position for the
shoulder rotation test
Shoulder rotation test
Benefits of
Good Flexibility
Factors
Affecting
Flexibility
Assessment of
Flexibility
Evaluating
Body Posture
Muscular
Flexibility
Prescription
Contraindicated
Exercises
Preventing and
Rehabilitating
Low-Back Pain
Guidelines for
Developing Flexibility
Mode
Static or dynamic to
include every major
joint
Intensity
To the point of
_________________
Repetitions
At least 4 times
Hold the final
stretched position for
__________ seconds
Frequency
_____ days per week
Contraindicated Stretching Exercises
Contraindicated Stretching Exercises
Incorrect and
Correct Pelvic
Alignment