NASM: Stretching & Flexibility Certification
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Self-myofascial techniques combined with assisted
Integrated Stretching
and self-stretching techniques.
Connective tissue that surrounds muscles and
Fascia
bones.
True or False: Stretching True
can directly influence
hydration.
Assessment and intervention model used by
Regional
clinicians based on the concept that the site of a
Interdependence (RI)
patient's primary complaint or symptoms is affected
Model
by dysfunction in remote musculoskeletal regions.
Neurophysiological A physiological system dealing with the functioning
System of the nervous system.
The part of the sensory system that responds to
Somatovisceral System
changes in internal body systems and organs.
The functional combination of both muscle and
Myofascia
connective tissues.
The alignment of each segment of the human
Structural Efficiency movement system, which allows posture to be
balanced in relation to a person's center of gravity.
, A three-dimensional continuum of soft, collagen-
containing, loose, and dense fibrous connective
Fascial System
tissues that permeate the body providing functional
structure and environment.
The ability of the neuromuscular system to recruit
correct muscle synergies, at the right time, with the
Functional Efficiency appropriate amount of force to perform functional
tasks with the least amount of energy and stress on
the human movement system (HMS).
The model of human movement that considers the
Fascial System Model interconnectivity and interaction of the fascial
system throughout the body.
The concept of the myofascial tensional network
that describes the interconnectedness of specific
Fascial Nets chains of muscle and fascia located in different
parts of the body as they relate to functional
movement patterns.
The effect on tissue after tissue has been allowed to
Super Compensation
rest after stretch or compression; more fluid rushes
Hydration Phenomenon
back into the tissues than was observed pre-stretch
Water forming in liquid crystalline structured
patterns; Bound water has special molecular
properties that enable it to perform many crucial
Bound Water functions, including providing greater viscosity for
the viscoelastic properties of fasciae. This property
greatly enhances the flexibility and elasticity of the
fascial system
Bulk Water Polluted water;
A pronated foot-ankle complex is only one part of a
What other factors would
cascading chain of events, resulting in more
be affecting a pronated
proximal faulty positions, like with an internally
foot-ankle complex,
rotated knee and hip that may anteriorly rotate the
according to the RI?
pelvis
, Optimal structural and functional efficiency with
A truly balanced HMS proper alignment of the kinetic chain checkpoints:
will have what? the feet/ankles, knees, LPHC, shoulders, and head
and neck
True or False: The FS The FS model may be thought of as an extension of
model may be thought of the strategies used in the RI model to include all the
as an extension of the various types of connective tissues
strategies used in the RI
model to include all the
various types of
connective tissues
What happens when a An influx of fresh fluids enters to flush out metabolic
mechanical load is waste, rehydrate, and bring fresh nutrients to the
released? area.
Why is it important to This enables an individual to maintain their center of
have structural efficiency gravity over a constantly changing base of support
and the alignment of during all functional movements.
each component of the
human movement system
(HMS)?
How does the Fascial It intertwines the nervous system and muscular
System (FS) model add to system, creating a mechanically sensitive and
functional efficiency responsive communication network.
within the human
movement system
(HMS)?
Which of the following is A fascia is a sheath, a sheet, or any other dissectible
the first definition of aggregations of connective tissue that forms
fascia according to the beneath the skin to attach, enclose, and separate
Fascial Research Society? muscles and other internal organs.
Which of the following Assessments and programs bodywork, physical
factors are improved with therapy, regenerative medicine, fitness, and stretch
the use of the Fascial therapy.
System (FS) model?
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Terms in this set (198)
Self-myofascial techniques combined with assisted
Integrated Stretching
and self-stretching techniques.
Connective tissue that surrounds muscles and
Fascia
bones.
True or False: Stretching True
can directly influence
hydration.
Assessment and intervention model used by
Regional
clinicians based on the concept that the site of a
Interdependence (RI)
patient's primary complaint or symptoms is affected
Model
by dysfunction in remote musculoskeletal regions.
Neurophysiological A physiological system dealing with the functioning
System of the nervous system.
The part of the sensory system that responds to
Somatovisceral System
changes in internal body systems and organs.
The functional combination of both muscle and
Myofascia
connective tissues.
The alignment of each segment of the human
Structural Efficiency movement system, which allows posture to be
balanced in relation to a person's center of gravity.
, A three-dimensional continuum of soft, collagen-
containing, loose, and dense fibrous connective
Fascial System
tissues that permeate the body providing functional
structure and environment.
The ability of the neuromuscular system to recruit
correct muscle synergies, at the right time, with the
Functional Efficiency appropriate amount of force to perform functional
tasks with the least amount of energy and stress on
the human movement system (HMS).
The model of human movement that considers the
Fascial System Model interconnectivity and interaction of the fascial
system throughout the body.
The concept of the myofascial tensional network
that describes the interconnectedness of specific
Fascial Nets chains of muscle and fascia located in different
parts of the body as they relate to functional
movement patterns.
The effect on tissue after tissue has been allowed to
Super Compensation
rest after stretch or compression; more fluid rushes
Hydration Phenomenon
back into the tissues than was observed pre-stretch
Water forming in liquid crystalline structured
patterns; Bound water has special molecular
properties that enable it to perform many crucial
Bound Water functions, including providing greater viscosity for
the viscoelastic properties of fasciae. This property
greatly enhances the flexibility and elasticity of the
fascial system
Bulk Water Polluted water;
A pronated foot-ankle complex is only one part of a
What other factors would
cascading chain of events, resulting in more
be affecting a pronated
proximal faulty positions, like with an internally
foot-ankle complex,
rotated knee and hip that may anteriorly rotate the
according to the RI?
pelvis
, Optimal structural and functional efficiency with
A truly balanced HMS proper alignment of the kinetic chain checkpoints:
will have what? the feet/ankles, knees, LPHC, shoulders, and head
and neck
True or False: The FS The FS model may be thought of as an extension of
model may be thought of the strategies used in the RI model to include all the
as an extension of the various types of connective tissues
strategies used in the RI
model to include all the
various types of
connective tissues
What happens when a An influx of fresh fluids enters to flush out metabolic
mechanical load is waste, rehydrate, and bring fresh nutrients to the
released? area.
Why is it important to This enables an individual to maintain their center of
have structural efficiency gravity over a constantly changing base of support
and the alignment of during all functional movements.
each component of the
human movement system
(HMS)?
How does the Fascial It intertwines the nervous system and muscular
System (FS) model add to system, creating a mechanically sensitive and
functional efficiency responsive communication network.
within the human
movement system
(HMS)?
Which of the following is A fascia is a sheath, a sheet, or any other dissectible
the first definition of aggregations of connective tissue that forms
fascia according to the beneath the skin to attach, enclose, and separate
Fascial Research Society? muscles and other internal organs.
Which of the following Assessments and programs bodywork, physical
factors are improved with therapy, regenerative medicine, fitness, and stretch
the use of the Fascial therapy.
System (FS) model?
