KINESIOL 4KK3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Tennis Ball, Proprioception, Immune System
11 Apr 2017
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Range of motion (rom: rom and limitation. Neuromuscular communication: not just about strength, but also about communication and sensors to turn on" the muscle. Pain + other symptoms: if it doesn"t hurt, people will tend to ignore it, work on pain management, swelling, inflammation, things that come along with the injury. Test every rom that is available for that joint. What limitations we find must show up in the rehab program as well. Strength isn"t included for resistance testing, it"s not for rom tasks, only strength tests. Goals: prevent further decrease in rom, facilitate lymphatic drainage of fluid o. Can be performed actively or passively: acl bike machine is passive, you could also be on the bike and push your leg itself to go into this motion. Excessive muscular activity, consider: acute muscle spasm: rom is limited because the muscular antagonist is too turned on. When you have an acute injury, there"s a tendency for spasms (turning on antagonist).
