NASM: STRETCHING AND FLEXIBILITY CERTIFICATION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

NASM: STRETCHING AND FLEXIBILITY
CERTIFICATION QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
IntegratedbStretchingb-bans-Self-
myofascialbtechniquesbcombinedbwithbassistedbandbself-stretchingbtechniques.

Fasciab-bans-Connectivebtissuebthatbsurroundsbmusclesbandbbones.

TrueborbFalse:bStretchingbcanbdirectlybinfluencebhydration.b-bans-True

RegionalbInterdependenceb(RI)bModelb-bans-
Assessmentbandbinterventionbmodelbusedbbybcliniciansbbasedbonbthebconceptbth
atbthebsitebofbabpatient'sbprimarybcomplaintborbsymptomsbisbaffectedbbybdysfunc
tionbinbremotebmusculoskeletalbregions.

NeurophysiologicalbSystemb-bans-
Abphysiologicalbsystembdealingbwithbthebfunctioningbofbthebnervousbsystem.

SomatovisceralbSystemb-bans-
Thebpartbofbthebsensorybsystembthatbrespondsbtobchangesbinbinternalbbodybsyst
emsbandborgans.

Myofasciab-bans-
Thebfunctionalbcombinationbofbbothbmusclebandbconnectivebtissues.

StructuralbEfficiencyb-bans-
Thebalignmentbofbeachbsegmentbofbthebhumanbmovementbsystem,bwhichballows
bposturebtobbebbalancedbinbrelationbtobabperson'sbcenterbofbgravity.

FascialbSystemb-bans-Abthree-dimensionalbcontinuumbofbsoft,bcollagen-
containing,bloose,bandbdensebfibrousbconnectivebtissuesbthatbpermeatebthebbody
bprovidingbfunctionalbstructurebandbenvironment.

FunctionalbEfficiencyb-bans-
Thebabilitybofbthebneuromuscularbsystembtobrecruitbcorrectbmusclebsynergies,bat
bthebrightbtime,bwithbthebappropriatebamountbofbforcebtobperformbfunctionalbtask
sbwithbthebleastbamountbofbenergybandbstressbonbthebhumanbmovementbsystem
b(HMS).

,FascialbSystembModelb-bans-
Thebmodelbofbhumanbmovementbthatbconsidersbthebinterconnectivitybandbinteract
ionbofbthebfascialbsystembthroughoutbthebbody.

FascialbNetsb-bans-
Thebconceptbofbthebmyofascialbtensionalbnetworkbthatbdescribesbthebinterconnect
ednessbofbspecificbchainsbofbmusclebandbfasciablocatedbinbdifferentbpartsbofbthe
bbodybasbtheybrelatebtobfunctionalbmovementbpatterns.

SuperbCompensationbHydrationbPhenomenonb-bans-
Thebeffectbonbtissuebafterbtissuebhasbbeenballowedbtobrestbafterbstretchborbcom
pression;bmorebfluidbrushesbbackbintobthebtissuesbthanbwasbobservedbpre-stretch

BoundbWaterb-bans-
Waterbformingbinbliquidbcrystallinebstructuredbpatterns;bBoundbwaterbhasbspecialb
molecularbpropertiesbthatbenablebitbtobperformbmanybcrucialbfunctions,bincludingb
providingbgreaterbviscositybforbthebviscoelasticbpropertiesbofbfasciae.bThisbpropert
ybgreatlybenhancesbthebflexibilitybandbelasticitybofbthebfascialbsystem

BulkbWaterb-bans-Pollutedbwater;

Whatbotherbfactorsbwouldbbebaffectingbabpronatedbfoot-
anklebcomplex,baccordingbtobthebRI?b-bans-Abpronatedbfoot-
anklebcomplexbisbonlybonebpartbofbabcascadingbchainbofbevents,bresultingbinbm
orebproximalbfaultybpositions,blikebwithbanbinternallybrotatedbkneebandbhipbthatb
maybanteriorlybrotatebthebpelvis

AbtrulybbalancedbHMSbwillbhavebwhat?b-bans-
Optimalbstructuralbandbfunctionalbefficiencybwithbproperbalignmentbofbthebkineticb
chainbcheckpoints:bthebfeet/ankles,bknees,bLPHC,bshoulders,bandbheadbandbneck

TrueborbFalse:bThebFSbmodelbmaybbebthoughtbofbasbanbextensionbofbthebstrat
egiesbusedbinbthebRIbmodelbtobincludeballbthebvariousbtypesbofbconnectivebtiss
uesb-bans-
ThebFSbmodelbmaybbebthoughtbofbasbanbextensionbofbthebstrategiesbusedbinbt
hebRIbmodelbtobincludeballbthebvariousbtypesbofbconnectivebtissues

Whatbhappensbwhenbabmechanicalbloadbisbreleased?b-bans-
Anbinfluxbofbfreshbfluidsbentersbtobflushboutbmetabolicbwaste,brehydrate,bandbbri
ngbfreshbnutrientsbtobthebarea.

Whybisbitbimportantbtobhavebstructuralbefficiencybandbthebalignmentbofbeachbco
mponentbofbthebhumanbmovementbsystemb(HMS)?b-bans-
Thisbenablesbanbindividualbtobmaintainbtheirbcenterbofbgravityboverbabconstantly
bchangingbbasebofbsupportbduringballbfunctionalbmovements.

, HowbdoesbthebFascialbSystemb(FS)bmodelbaddbtobfunctionalbefficiencybwithinbth
ebhumanbmovementbsystemb(HMS)?b-bans-
Itbintertwinesbthebnervousbsystembandbmuscularbsystem,bcreatingbabmechanically
bsensitivebandbresponsivebcommunicationbnetwork.

WhichbofbthebfollowingbisbthebfirstbdefinitionbofbfasciabaccordingbtobthebFascialb
ResearchbSociety?b-bans-
Abfasciabisbabsheath,babsheet,borbanybotherbdissectiblebaggregationsbofbconnect
ivebtissuebthatbformsbbeneathbthebskinbtobattach,benclose,bandbseparatebmuscle
sbandbotherbinternalborgans.

WhichbofbthebfollowingbfactorsbarebimprovedbwithbthebusebofbthebFascialbSyste
mb(FS)bmodel?b-bans-
Assessmentsbandbprogramsbbodywork,bphysicalbtherapy,bregenerativebmedicine,bf
itness,bandbstretchbtherapy.

TrueborbFalse:bItbisbwithinbthebscopebofbpracticebforbabfitnessbprofessionalbtobd
iagnoseband/orbrenderbmedicalbtreatmentb-bans-
False:bUnlessbthebpractitionerbisbalsoblicensedbbybtheirbstatebtobdiagnoseband/
orbrenderbmedicalbtreatment,bthebfitnessbprofessionalbisblegallybprohibitedbfrombd
iagnosingborbtreatingbpainborbmedicalbconditionsbofbanybkind

Whatbisbonebofbthebbestbwaysbtobbothbgainbabreferralbnetworkbwhilebalsobprom
otingbyourbbusiness?b-bans-
Invitebpotentialbreferralbsourcesbtobreceivebabfreebassisted-
stretchbsessionbtobexperiencebthebactualbtechniquesbandbapproachesbofferedbby
babfitnessbprofessional

Isbgainingbconsentbtobtouchbclientsbduringbanbassistedbstretchingbsessionbimport
ant?b-bans-
Yes,bincredibly;bformallybdocumentingbinbwritingbisbhighlybrecommended;bthebfitn
essbprofessionalbshouldbknowbwhen,bwhere,bandbhowbthebhandsbwillbbebplaced
bduringbeachbindividualbtechniquebused;

Whatbisbessentialbforbabfitnessbprofessionalbtobrememberbifbandbwhenbabclientb
hasbanbextremebemotionalbresponseb(healingbcrisis)bduringbanbassistedbstretchin
gbsession?b-bans-
Thebfitnessbprofessionalbneedsbtobunderstandbthatbassistedbstretchingbisbnotbthe
rapybandbthesebresponsesbarebnotbanbopportunitybforbthebfitnessbprofessionalbto
battemptbtobinterpretbthem.bThus,bthebfitnessbprofessionalbshouldbexplainbthatbth
ebresponsebisbnormal,bonbabcontinuumbofbpotentialbresponses,bandbthatbthebclie
ntbshouldbnotbfeelbembarrassedbbybthem

AssistedbStretchingbisbusedbtobdobwhat?b-bans-
Tobimprove,bcorrect,bandbmaintainbflexibilitybandbmobility,bposturalbalignment,ban
dboverallbfitness