Polestar Pilates Mat Level 1 Certification Review Exam Questions With 100% Verified Answers.

Principles (6) - correct answer 1. Breathing 2. Axial Elongation & Core Control 3. Spine Articulation 4. Organization of the HNS 5. Alignment and Weight Bearing of the Extremities 6. Movement Intregation Principle 1 - correct answer Breathing Principle 2 - correct answer Axial Elongation & Core Control Principle 3 - correct answer Spine Articulation Principle 4 - correct answer Organization of the HNS Principle 5 - correct answer Alignment and Weight Bearing of the Extremities Principle 6 - correct answer Movement Integration Inversion Precautions (3) - correct answer 1. Hypertension 2. Glaucoma 3. Gastric Reflux Hypertension - contraindications - correct answer Avoid positions increasing blood pressure to head & neck regions Avoid: inverted positions (head below heart) Glaucoma - correct answer Definition: Condition of elevated pressure within the eye due to an obstruction of outflow of the fluid circulating in the chambers of the eye Issue: Pressure may kill cells in optic nerve leading to gradual loss of vision Avoid: Inverted positions (head below heart) Gastric Reflux - correct answer Definition: Backward flow of stomach acid contents into esophagus. Develops from chronic exposure of the esophagus to acid coming up from the stomach. Leads to heartburn and discomfort behind sternum Avoid: Inverted positions (head below heart), food consumption 2 hours before exercise, & monitor supine positions Supine Contraindications (2) - correct answer 1. Mid-Late Stage Pregnancy 2. Acute Disc Herniation Acute Disc Herniation - correct answer Nucleus Pulsosus bulges through a tear in disc annulus, producing local back pain / putting pressure on nerve roots to produce neural symptoms in extremities. Avoid: Supine positions Mid - Late Stage Pregnancy - correct answer Supine Contraindications: Prone to supine hypotension. Weight of the uterus can put pressure on the inferior vena cava, reducing cardiac output and impeding blood flow to mother & child Flexion Contraindications: Such positions can cause bulging of RA, leading to development of diastisis recti (separatin of RA along the line of Linea Alba). This might cause lumbar instability and abdominal hernia Flexion Contraindications (3) - correct answer 1. Disc Herniation 2. Osteoporosis 3. Mid-Late Stage Pregnancy Disc Herniation - correct answer Unsupported forward bending & rotation in lumbar spine or lifting heavy loads without adequate support Avoid: Flexion positions Osteoporosis - correct answer "Porous Bones" Demineralization of bone tissue leading to bone fragility. Flexion puts excessive pressure on vertebral bodies and may lead to compression fractures of the spine Avoid: Spine flexion, sidebending Permissible: Extension with rotation and midrange movements of side bending & rotation Extension & Lateral Flexion Contraindications (3) - correct answer 1. Stenosis 2. Spondylolisthesis 3. Facet Joint Syndrome Stenosis - correct answer Narrowing of spinal canal which nerve roots pass as they exit the spinal cord. Symptoms are aggravated by extension through stenotic segments Symptoms: Back pain, tingling, motor deficits, and intermittent pain in 1 or both legs Avoid: Extension & Lateral Flexion Spondylolisthesis - correct answer Defect in vertebral arch between superior and inferior facts. Often at L5 - S1 or L4 - L5. Vertebra is displaced anteriorly and may put pressure on spinal cord/nerve roots. Symptoms: lower back pain, neurological damage affecting spinal cord, nerve roots, and lower extremities Avoid: Extension & Lateral Flexion Facet Joint Syndrome - correct answer