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NASM Corrective exercise specialist Exam
Study Guide.
Corrective exercise - answer✔A term used to describe the
systematic process of identifying a
neuromusculoskeletal dysfunction,
developing a plan of action, and
implementing an integrated corrective
strategy.
Corrective Exercise Continuum - answer✔The systematic programming process
used to address neuromusculoskeletal
dysfunction through the use of inhibitory,
lengthening, activation, and integration
techniques
Inhibitory techniques - answer✔Corrective exercise techniques used to release
tension or decrease activity of overactive
neuromyofascial tissues in the body.
Lengthening techniques - answer✔Corrective exercise techniques used to
increase the extensibility, length, and range
of motion of neuromyofascial tissues in the
body.
Activation techniques - answer✔Corrective exercise techniques used
to reeducate or increase activation of
underactive tissues.
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Corrective exercise techniques used to
retrain the collective synergistic function of
all muscles through functionally progressive
movements. - answer✔Integration techniques
the International Obesity Task Force - answer✔In 1985, deemed the prevalence of
obesity________________
an epidemic
one third 33% - answer✔Today, approximately _______ of adults are estimated to be obese
overweight - answer✔18% of today's adolescents and teenagers are considered
40 years ago - answer✔Research suggests that musculoskeletal pain is more common now than
it was__________because of the advancements of technology and manuallabor-saving
devices.
1 million ambulatory care (doctor) visits per year - answer✔In the general population, plantar
fasciitis accounts for more than
$26 billion - answer✔It has been estimated that the annual costs attributable to low-back pain
in the
United States are greater than
21% of the general population - answer✔Shoulder pain is reported to occur in up to
higher the risk of injury? - answer✔The less conditioned our musculoskeletal systems are, the
higher the risk of injury?
R.I.C.E. (rest, ice, compress, elevate). - answer✔According to the text, a comprehensive
corrective exercise strategy using the
Corrective Exercise Continuum includes all of the following steps EXCEPT:
Biomechanics - answer✔A study that uses principles of physics
to quantitatively study how forces
interact within a living body
Force - answer✔An influence applied by one object to another, which results in an acceleration
or deceleration of the second object.
Rotary motion - answer✔Movement of the bones around the joints
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Torque - answer✔A force that produces rotation
Antagonists - answer✔Muscles that act in direct opposition to prime movers
Synergists - answer✔Muscles that assist prime movers during functional movement patterns.
Stabilizers - answer✔Muscles that support or stabilize the body while the prime movers and the
synergists perform the movement patterns.
Motor behavior - answer✔Th e human movement system's response to internal and external
environmental stimuli
Motor control - answer✔Th e study of posture and movements with the involved structures and
mechanisms used by the central nervous system to assimilate and integrate sensory information
with previous experiences
Motor learning - answer✔
Motor development - answer✔Th change in motor behavior with time throughout the lifespan
Internal (sensory) feedback - answer✔Th e process by which sensory information is used by the
body via length-tension relationships, force-couple relationships, and arthrokinematics to
monitor movement and the environment.
External (augmented) feedback - answer✔Information provided by some external source, for
example, a health and fitness professional, videotape, mirror, or heart rate monitor.
Knowledge of results - answer✔Used after the completion of a movement to inform individuals
about the outcome of their performance
Knowledge of performance - answer✔Provides information about the quality of the movement
Length-tension relationship - answer✔The resting length of a muscle and the tension the
muscle can produce at this resting length.
Force-velocity curve - answer✔The relationship of a muscle's ability to produce tension at
differing shorting velocites
Force-couple - answer✔The synergistic action of muscles to produce movement around a joint
Local musculature system - answer✔Muscles that are predominantly involved in joint support
or stabilization.
Global musculature system - answer✔Muscles responsible predominantly for movement and
consisting of more superficial musculature that originates from the pelvis to the rib cage, the
lower extremities, or both
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Sensory information - answer✔The data that the central nervous system receives from sensory
receptors to determine such things as the boidy's position in space and limb orientation, as well
as information about the environment, temperature, texture
Sensation - answer✔A process by which sensory information is received by the receptor and
transferred either to the spinal cord for reflexive motor behavior, to higher cortical areas for
processing, or both.
Perception - answer✔The integration of sensory information with past experiences or
memories.
Sensorimotor integration - answer✔The ability of the central nervous system to gather and
interpret sensory information to execute the proper motor response.
Feedback - answer✔The utilization of sensory information sensorimotor integration to aid in
the development of permanent neural representations of motor patterns for efficient movement
Sagittal plane - answer✔The ______________________ bisects the body into right and left
halves, and primarily includes flexion and extension movements.
Frontal plane - answer✔The ______________________ bisects the body into front and back
halves, and primarily includes abduction and adduction of the limbs (relative to the trunk), lateral
flexion of the spine, and eversion and inversion of the foot and ankle complex.
Transverse plane - answer✔The ______________________ bisects the body to create upper
and lower halves, and primarily includes internal rotation and external rotation for the limbs,
right and left rotation for the head and trunk, and radioulnar pronation and supination.
Pronation - answer✔______________________ is a multiplanar, synchronized joint motion
that occurs with eccentric muscle function.
Supination - answer✔______________________ is a multiplanar, synchronized joint motion
that occurs with concentric muscle function.
Eccentric contraction - answer✔An ______________________ occurs when a muscle develops
tension while lengthening
Isometric contraction - answer✔An ______________________ occurs when the contractile
force is equal to the resistive force, leading to no visible change in the muscle length
Concentric contraction - answer✔A ______________________ occurs when the contractile
force is greater than the resistive force, resulting in shortening of the muscle and visible joint
movement.
Gluteus medius, tensor fascia latae, adductor complex, quadratus lomborum - answer✔What
are the major muscle groups of the lateral sub-system?
NASM Corrective exercise specialist Exam
Study Guide.
Corrective exercise - answer✔A term used to describe the
systematic process of identifying a
neuromusculoskeletal dysfunction,
developing a plan of action, and
implementing an integrated corrective
strategy.
Corrective Exercise Continuum - answer✔The systematic programming process
used to address neuromusculoskeletal
dysfunction through the use of inhibitory,
lengthening, activation, and integration
techniques
Inhibitory techniques - answer✔Corrective exercise techniques used to release
tension or decrease activity of overactive
neuromyofascial tissues in the body.
Lengthening techniques - answer✔Corrective exercise techniques used to
increase the extensibility, length, and range
of motion of neuromyofascial tissues in the
body.
Activation techniques - answer✔Corrective exercise techniques used
to reeducate or increase activation of
underactive tissues.
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Corrective exercise techniques used to
retrain the collective synergistic function of
all muscles through functionally progressive
movements. - answer✔Integration techniques
the International Obesity Task Force - answer✔In 1985, deemed the prevalence of
obesity________________
an epidemic
one third 33% - answer✔Today, approximately _______ of adults are estimated to be obese
overweight - answer✔18% of today's adolescents and teenagers are considered
40 years ago - answer✔Research suggests that musculoskeletal pain is more common now than
it was__________because of the advancements of technology and manuallabor-saving
devices.
1 million ambulatory care (doctor) visits per year - answer✔In the general population, plantar
fasciitis accounts for more than
$26 billion - answer✔It has been estimated that the annual costs attributable to low-back pain
in the
United States are greater than
21% of the general population - answer✔Shoulder pain is reported to occur in up to
higher the risk of injury? - answer✔The less conditioned our musculoskeletal systems are, the
higher the risk of injury?
R.I.C.E. (rest, ice, compress, elevate). - answer✔According to the text, a comprehensive
corrective exercise strategy using the
Corrective Exercise Continuum includes all of the following steps EXCEPT:
Biomechanics - answer✔A study that uses principles of physics
to quantitatively study how forces
interact within a living body
Force - answer✔An influence applied by one object to another, which results in an acceleration
or deceleration of the second object.
Rotary motion - answer✔Movement of the bones around the joints
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Torque - answer✔A force that produces rotation
Antagonists - answer✔Muscles that act in direct opposition to prime movers
Synergists - answer✔Muscles that assist prime movers during functional movement patterns.
Stabilizers - answer✔Muscles that support or stabilize the body while the prime movers and the
synergists perform the movement patterns.
Motor behavior - answer✔Th e human movement system's response to internal and external
environmental stimuli
Motor control - answer✔Th e study of posture and movements with the involved structures and
mechanisms used by the central nervous system to assimilate and integrate sensory information
with previous experiences
Motor learning - answer✔
Motor development - answer✔Th change in motor behavior with time throughout the lifespan
Internal (sensory) feedback - answer✔Th e process by which sensory information is used by the
body via length-tension relationships, force-couple relationships, and arthrokinematics to
monitor movement and the environment.
External (augmented) feedback - answer✔Information provided by some external source, for
example, a health and fitness professional, videotape, mirror, or heart rate monitor.
Knowledge of results - answer✔Used after the completion of a movement to inform individuals
about the outcome of their performance
Knowledge of performance - answer✔Provides information about the quality of the movement
Length-tension relationship - answer✔The resting length of a muscle and the tension the
muscle can produce at this resting length.
Force-velocity curve - answer✔The relationship of a muscle's ability to produce tension at
differing shorting velocites
Force-couple - answer✔The synergistic action of muscles to produce movement around a joint
Local musculature system - answer✔Muscles that are predominantly involved in joint support
or stabilization.
Global musculature system - answer✔Muscles responsible predominantly for movement and
consisting of more superficial musculature that originates from the pelvis to the rib cage, the
lower extremities, or both
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Sensory information - answer✔The data that the central nervous system receives from sensory
receptors to determine such things as the boidy's position in space and limb orientation, as well
as information about the environment, temperature, texture
Sensation - answer✔A process by which sensory information is received by the receptor and
transferred either to the spinal cord for reflexive motor behavior, to higher cortical areas for
processing, or both.
Perception - answer✔The integration of sensory information with past experiences or
memories.
Sensorimotor integration - answer✔The ability of the central nervous system to gather and
interpret sensory information to execute the proper motor response.
Feedback - answer✔The utilization of sensory information sensorimotor integration to aid in
the development of permanent neural representations of motor patterns for efficient movement
Sagittal plane - answer✔The ______________________ bisects the body into right and left
halves, and primarily includes flexion and extension movements.
Frontal plane - answer✔The ______________________ bisects the body into front and back
halves, and primarily includes abduction and adduction of the limbs (relative to the trunk), lateral
flexion of the spine, and eversion and inversion of the foot and ankle complex.
Transverse plane - answer✔The ______________________ bisects the body to create upper
and lower halves, and primarily includes internal rotation and external rotation for the limbs,
right and left rotation for the head and trunk, and radioulnar pronation and supination.
Pronation - answer✔______________________ is a multiplanar, synchronized joint motion
that occurs with eccentric muscle function.
Supination - answer✔______________________ is a multiplanar, synchronized joint motion
that occurs with concentric muscle function.
Eccentric contraction - answer✔An ______________________ occurs when a muscle develops
tension while lengthening
Isometric contraction - answer✔An ______________________ occurs when the contractile
force is equal to the resistive force, leading to no visible change in the muscle length
Concentric contraction - answer✔A ______________________ occurs when the contractile
force is greater than the resistive force, resulting in shortening of the muscle and visible joint
movement.
Gluteus medius, tensor fascia latae, adductor complex, quadratus lomborum - answer✔What
are the major muscle groups of the lateral sub-system?
