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Muscular Flexibility

Muscular Flexibility. Chapter 8. Benefits of Good Flexibility. General benefits Flexibility in older adults. Factors Affecting Flexibility. Plastic vs. elastic elongation Temperature Adipose tissue Gender, age, lifestyle. Assessment of Flexibility. Sit-and-Reach Test

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Muscular Flexibility

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  1. Muscular Flexibility Chapter 8  2010 Cengage-Wadsworth

  2. Benefits of Good Flexibility • General benefits • Flexibility in older adults  2010 Cengage-Wadsworth

  3. Factors Affecting Flexibility • Plastic vs. elastic elongation • Temperature • Adipose tissue • Gender, age, lifestyle  2010 Cengage-Wadsworth

  4. Assessment of Flexibility • Sit-and-Reach Test • Total Body Rotation Test • Shoulder Rotation Test • Interpreting flexibility test results  2010 Cengage-Wadsworth

  5. Evaluating Body Posture • Body mechanics & alignment • Posture rating chart - Lab 8B • Using plumb line, mirrors, & camera  2010 Cengage-Wadsworth

  6. Principles of Muscular Flexibility Prescription • Modes of training • Ballistic stretching • Slow-sustained stretching • Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF)  2010 Cengage-Wadsworth

  7. Principles of Muscular Flexibility Prescription • Intensity • Repetitions • Frequency of exercise • When to stretch?  2010 Cengage-Wadsworth

  8. Flexibility Exercises • Contraindicated exercises  2010 Cengage-Wadsworth

  9. Preventing & Rehabilitating Low-Back Pain • Definition & causes of low-back pain • Rehabilitation strategies • Figure 8.7 - Your back and how to care for it • Effects of stress • Personal flexibility & low-back conditioning program - Lab 8C  2010 Cengage-Wadsworth

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