Nasm: Stretching And Flexibility Certification Questions And Answers

NASM: STRETCHING AND
FLEXIBILITY CERTIFICATION
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS


IntegratedrrStretchingrr-rrans-Self-myofascialrrtechniquesrrcombinedrrwithrrassistedrrandrrself-
stretchingrrtechniques.

Fasciarr-rrans-Connectiverrtissuerrthatrrsurroundsrrmusclesrrandrrbones.

TruerrorrrFalse:rrStretchingrrcanrrdirectlyrrinfluencerrhydration.rr-rrans-True

RegionalrrInterdependencerr(RI)rrModelrr-rrans-
Assessmentrrandrrinterventionrrmodelrrusedrrbyrrcliniciansrrbasedrronrrtherrconceptrrthatrrtherrsit
errofrrarrpatient'srrprimaryrrcomplaintrrorrrsymptomsrrisrraffectedrrbyrrdysfunctionrrinrrremoterrmus
culoskeletalrrregions.

NeurophysiologicalrrSystemrr-rrans-
Arrphysiologicalrrsystemrrdealingrrwithrrtherrfunctioningrrofrrtherrnervousrrsystem.

SomatovisceralrrSystemrr-rrans-
Therrpartrrofrrtherrsensoryrrsystemrrthatrrrespondsrrtorrchangesrrinrrinternalrrbodyrrsystemsrrandrr
organs.

Myofasciarr-rrans-Therrfunctionalrrcombinationrrofrrbothrrmusclerrandrrconnectiverrtissues.

StructuralrrEfficiencyrr-rrans-
Therralignmentrrofrreachrrsegmentrrofrrtherrhumanrrmovementrrsystem,rrwhichrrallowsrrposturerrt
orrberrbalancedrrinrrrelationrrtorrarrperson'srrcenterrrofrrgravity.

FascialrrSystemrr-rrans-Arrthree-dimensionalrrcontinuumrrofrrsoft,rrcollagen-
containing,rrloose,rrandrrdenserrfibrousrrconnectiverrtissuesrrthatrrpermeaterrtherrbodyrrprovidin
grrfunctionalrrstructurerrandrrenvironment.

FunctionalrrEfficiencyrr-rrans-
Therrabilityrrofrrtherrneuromuscularrrsystemrrtorrrecruitrrcorrectrrmusclerrsynergies,rratrrtherrrightrr
time,rrwithrrtherrappropriaterramountrrofrrforcerrtorrperformrrfunctionalrrtasksrrwithrrtherrleastrramo
untrrofrrenergyrrandrrstressrronrrtherrhumanrrmovementrrsystemrr(HMS).

,FascialrrSystemrrModelrr-rrans-
Therrmodelrrofrrhumanrrmovementrrthatrrconsidersrrtherrinterconnectivityrrandrrinteractionrrofrrth
errfascialrrsystemrrthroughoutrrtherrbody.

FascialrrNetsrr-rrans-
Therrconceptrrofrrtherrmyofascialrrtensionalrrnetworkrrthatrrdescribesrrtherrinterconnectednessrr
ofrrspecificrrchainsrrofrrmusclerrandrrfasciarrlocatedrrinrrdifferentrrpartsrrofrrtherrbodyrrasrrtheyrrrelat
errtorrfunctionalrrmovementrrpatterns.

SuperrrCompensationrrHydrationrrPhenomenonrr-rrans-
Therreffectrronrrtissuerrafterrrtissuerrhasrrbeenrrallowedrrtorrrestrrafterrrstretchrrorrrcompression;rr
morerrfluidrrrushesrrbackrrintorrtherrtissuesrrthanrrwasrrobservedrrpre-stretch

BoundrrWaterrr-rrans-
Waterrrformingrrinrrliquidrrcrystallinerrstructuredrrpatterns;rrBoundrrwaterrrhasrrspecialrrmolecul
arrrpropertiesrrthatrrenablerritrrtorrperformrrmanyrrcrucialrrfunctions,rrincludingrrprovidingrrgreater
rrviscosityrrforrrtherrviscoelasticrrpropertiesrrofrrfasciae.rrThisrrpropertyrrgreatlyrrenhancesrrtherrfl

exibilityrrandrrelasticityrrofrrtherrfascialrrsystem

BulkrrWaterrr-rrans-Pollutedrrwater;

Whatrrotherrrfactorsrrwouldrrberraffectingrrarrpronatedrrfoot-
anklerrcomplex,rraccordingrrtorrtherrRI?rr-rrans-Arrpronatedrrfoot-
anklerrcomplexrrisrronlyrronerrpartrrofrrarrcascadingrrchainrrofrrevents,rrresultingrrinrrmorerrproxima
lrrfaultyrrpositions,rrlikerrwithrranrrinternallyrrrotatedrrkneerrandrrhiprrthatrrmayrranteriorlyrrrotaterrth
errpelvis

ArrtrulyrrbalancedrrHMSrrwillrrhaverrwhat?rr-rrans-
Optimalrrstructuralrrandrrfunctionalrrefficiencyrrwithrrproperrralignmentrrofrrtherrkineticrrchainrrch
eckpoints:rrtherrfeet/ankles,rrknees,rrLPHC,rrshoulders,rrandrrheadrrandrrneck

TruerrorrrFalse:rrTherrFSrrmodelrrmayrrberrthoughtrrofrrasrranrrextensionrrofrrtherrstrategiesrrusedrri
nrrtherrRIrrmodelrrtorrincluderrallrrtherrvariousrrtypesrrofrrconnectiverrtissuesrr-rrans-
TherrFSrrmodelrrmayrrberrthoughtrrofrrasrranrrextensionrrofrrtherrstrategiesrrusedrrinrrtherrRIrrmodelrr
torrincluderrallrrtherrvariousrrtypesrrofrrconnectiverrtissues

Whatrrhappensrrwhenrrarrmechanicalrrloadrrisrrreleased?rr-rrans-
Anrrinfluxrrofrrfreshrrfluidsrrentersrrtorrflushrroutrrmetabolicrrwaste,rrrehydrate,rrandrrbringrrfreshrrn
utrientsrrtorrtherrarea.

Whyrrisrritrrimportantrrtorrhaverrstructuralrrefficiencyrrandrrtherralignmentrrofrreachrrcomponentrrofr
rtherrhumanrrmovementrrsystemrr(HMS)?rr-rrans-

Thisrrenablesrranrrindividualrrtorrmaintainrrtheirrrcenterrrofrrgravityrroverrrarrconstantlyrrchangingrr
baserrofrrsupportrrduringrrallrrfunctionalrrmovements.

, HowrrdoesrrtherrFascialrrSystemrr(FS)rrmodelrraddrrtorrfunctionalrrefficiencyrrwithinrrtherrhumanrr
movementrrsystemrr(HMS)?rr-rrans-
Itrrintertwinesrrtherrnervousrrsystemrrandrrmuscularrrsystem,rrcreatingrrarrmechanicallyrrsensitiv
errandrrresponsiverrcommunicationrrnetwork.

WhichrrofrrtherrfollowingrrisrrtherrfirstrrdefinitionrrofrrfasciarraccordingrrtorrtherrFascialrrResearchrrS
ociety?rr-rrans-
Arrfasciarrisrrarrsheath,rrarrsheet,rrorrranyrrotherrrdissectiblerraggregationsrrofrrconnectiverrtissuerr
thatrrformsrrbeneathrrtherrskinrrtorrattach,rrenclose,rrandrrseparaterrmusclesrrandrrotherrrinternalrr
organs.

WhichrrofrrtherrfollowingrrfactorsrrarerrimprovedrrwithrrtherruserrofrrtherrFascialrrSystemrr(FS)rrmo
del?rr-rrans-
Assessmentsrrandrrprogramsrrbodywork,rrphysicalrrtherapy,rrregenerativerrmedicine,rrfitness,r
randrrstretchrrtherapy.




TruerrorrrFalse:rrItrrisrrwithinrrtherrscoperrofrrpracticerrforrrarrfitnessrrprofessionalrrtorrdiagnoserrand
/orrrrenderrrmedicalrrtreatmentrr-rrans-
False:rrUnlessrrtherrpractitionerrrisrralsorrlicensedrrbyrrtheirrrstaterrtorrdiagnoserrand/orrrrenderrrm
edicalrrtreatment,rrtherrfitnessrrprofessionalrrisrrlegallyrrprohibitedrrfromrrdiagnosingrrorrrtreatingr
rpainrrorrrmedicalrrconditionsrrofrranyrrkind




Whatrrisrronerrofrrtherrbestrrwaysrrtorrbothrrgainrrarrreferralrrnetworkrrwhilerralsorrpromotingrryourrrb
usiness?rr-rrans-Inviterrpotentialrrreferralrrsourcesrrtorrreceiverrarrfreerrassisted-
stretchrrsessionrrtorrexperiencerrtherractualrrtechniquesrrandrrapproachesrrofferedrrbyrrarrfitnessr
rprofessional




Isrrgainingrrconsentrrtorrtouchrrclientsrrduringrranrrassistedrrstretchingrrsessionrrimportant?rr-
rrans-

Yes,rrincredibly;rrformallyrrdocumentingrrinrrwritingrrisrrhighlyrrrecommended;rrtherrfitnessrrprof
essionalrrshouldrrknowrrwhen,rrwhere,rrandrrhowrrtherrhandsrrwillrrberrplacedrrduringrreachrrindivi
dualrrtechniquerrused;

Whatrrisrressentialrrforrrarrfitnessrrprofessionalrrtorrrememberrrifrrandrrwhenrrarrclientrrhasrranrrextr
emerremotionalrrresponserr(healingrrcrisis)rrduringrranrrassistedrrstretchingrrsession?rr-rrans-
Therrfitnessrrprofessionalrrneedsrrtorrunderstandrrthatrrassistedrrstretchingrrisrrnotrrtherapyrrandrr
theserrresponsesrrarerrnotrranrropportunityrrforrrtherrfitnessrrprofessionalrrtorrattemptrrtorrinterpre
trrthem.rrThus,rrtherrfitnessrrprofessionalrrshouldrrexplainrrthatrrtherrresponserrisrrnormal,rronrrarrc
ontinuumrrofrrpotentialrrresponses,rrandrrthatrrtherrclientrrshouldrrnotrrfeelrrembarrassedrrbyrrthe
m

AssistedrrStretchingrrisrrusedrrtorrdorrwhat?rr-rrans-
Torrimprove,rrcorrect,rrandrrmaintainrrflexibilityrrandrrmobility,rrposturalrralignment,rrandrroverallr
rfitness