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Balanced Body Movement Principles Exam Questions and Answers
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Balanced Body Movement PrinciplesExam Questions and Answers
Whole body movement - Correct Answers -3 planes: saggital, frontal & transverse
- Sagittal
Flexion
Extension
Spinal stability & postural support
- frontal
The lateral system & stability
Abduction & lateral support
Adduction & medial support
- transverse
Rotational integration
Rarely occur in isolation
Typically involve Sagittal & frontal movements
Observe at the local & global level - rotation around thorax & pelvis is global & shoulder,
hip & limb joints is local
Posture & alignment - Correct Answers -The 3 Es.
Ease, economy & efficiency
- ease
Neutral posture should have an easy quality
- economy
Require little energy to maintain neutral posture & perform movements
- efficiency
For the most return in terms of effectiveness. Which efficient movement through &
around all planes of motion can occur.
Front Vertical Alignment
, Torso
- nose
- centre of sternum - flat breastbone
- navel - belly button
- centre of public bone
Legs
- inside ASIS - hip bones
- centre of patella - kneecap
- centre of front of ankle
- space between 1st & 2nd toe
Back Vertical Alignment
Torso
- centre of skull
- spine straight
- centre of sacrum & tailbone - triangle bone with coccyx at the bottom
Legs
- centre of gluteal fold - bottom of bum
- centre of back knee
- centre of Achilles' tendon - the large tendon at the back of the ankle, connects the
large calf muscles to the heel bone.
Pronation & supination - Feet - Correct Answers -Pronation - in standing Alignment the
arch flattens toward or contracts the ground & the Achilles' tendon bows toward the
medial side of the foot.
Weight is carried on the medial side.
Lack of strength & stability on medial side of the leg, from ankle through to pelvis.
Supination - in standing the arch is lifted & the weight is carried on the outside of the
foot. Usually because of stiffness in the joints & muscles of the foot which may like the
amount of change possible.
Guidelines for both - stretch the arch & medial side of legs. Observe & correct for
habitual compensation
Exercises to activate the inner unit in Trunk Integration - Correct Answers -- finger tip
abdominals
- flat back bridging
- Pelvic floor engagements
- All four abdominals
- standing multifidi engagement
- neutral squats / knee bends (flat back)
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