NASM Chapter 7

Flexibility Training Concepts

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Postural Distortion Patterns
Predictable patterns of muscle imbalances.
Relative Flexibility
Tendency of the body to seek the path of least resistance during functional movement patterns due to poor posture.
Muscle Imbalances
Alteration of muscle length surrounding a joint.
Reciprocal Inhibition
Simultaneous relaxation of one muscle and contraction of antagonist.
Altered Reciprocal Inhibition
Concept of muscle inhibition, caused by a tight agonist, inhibits its functional antagonist.
Synergistic Dominance
Neuromuscular Phenomenon that occurs when inappropriate msucles take over the function of a weak or inhibited prime mover.
Arthrokinematics
The motions of joints in the body.
Arthrokinetic Dysfunction
Altered forces at the joint that result in abnormal muscular activity and impaired neuromuscular communication at the joint.
Davis Law
Soft tissue models along the lines of stress.
Study table, page 183
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