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NASM-CPT Ch. 12 Term

Chapter 12: Posture, Movement, and Performance Assessments

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Static Posture The positioning of the musculoskeletal system while the body is motionless.
Dynamic Posture Alignment of the body while in motion.
Optimal Movement Moving in a biomechanically efficient manner that maximizes muscle recruitment and minimizes risk of injury.
Movement Impairments Abnormal movement patterns that can indicate possible muscle imbalances or mobility limitation.
Movement Assessment An assessment of a client’s movement patterns and postural alignment during movement or activity; also known as a dynamic postural assessment.
Muscle Imbalance When muscles on each side of a joint have altered length-tension relationships.
Mobility Optimal flexibility and joint range of motion; ability to move freely.
Performance Assessment Assessments used to measure overall strength, muscular endurance, power, and agility.
Pes planus Collapsed arch of the foot; also known as flat feet.
Overactive When elevated neural drive causes a muscle to be held in a chronic state of contraction.
Underactive When a muscle is experiencing neural inhibition and limited neuromuscular recruitment.
Static postural assessment An assessment that provides insight to deviations from optimal alignment of the body in a standing posture.
Posterior On the back of the body.
Anterior On the front of the body.
Kinetic chain checkpoints The five areas of the body that are monitored during movement assessments and exercise: foot/ankle, knees, lumbo-pelvic-hip complex, shoulders, and head.
Anterior pelvic tilt An excessive forward rotation of the pelvis that results in greater lumbar lordosis.
Knee valgus Knees collapse inward (knock knees) due to hip adduction and internal rotation; also known as medial knee displacement and genu valgum.
Knee varus Knees bow outward (bowlegged); also known as genu varum.
Pes planus distortion syndrome Postural syndrome characterized by flat feet, knee valgus, and adducted and internally rotated hips.
Lower crossed syndrome Postural syndrome characterized by anterior pelvic tilt and excessive lordosis of the lumbar spine.
Lordotic/Lordosis The normal curvature of the cervical and lumbar spine regions, creating a concave portion of the spine.
Upper crossed syndrome Postural syndrome characterized by a forward head and protracted shoulders.
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