STOTT Pilates Matwork Exam- Muscle Balance|2023 LATEST UPDATE|GUARANTEED SUCCESS

What does medial mean? Towards the midline of the body What does distal mean? Away from the trunk of the body 00:35 01:23 What does proximal mean? Closer to the trunk of the body What does lateral mean? Away from the midline of the body What are the benefits of STOTT pilates? Longer, leaner muscles, core strength and stability, injury prevention, relief from stress and back pain, better posture, improved balance and coordination, enhanced athletic ability, effective post- rehab, heightened body-mind awareness, increased self- confidence What are the opposing muscles to the dorsiflexors of the foot? (foot- anteriorposterior) Plantar Flexors What are the opposing muscles to the Tibials? (foot- lateral/ rotary) Peroneals What are the opposing muscles to the Quads? (knee- anteriorposterior) Hamstrings, Gastrocnemius, and Popliteus What muscles oppose the Gluteus Maximus and the Hamstrings? (hip- anteriorposterior) Iliopsoas, rectus femoris, tensor fasciae latae, sartorius What muscles oppose the hip adductors unilaterally? (hip- lateral) hip abductors What muscles oppose the right hip abductors and left adductors bilaterally? (hip-lateral) Right abductors and left adductors oppose the left abductors and right adductors What muscles oppose the internal rotators, unilaterally? (hip-rotary) external rotators 00:02 01:23 What muscles oppose the right internal rotators and the left external rotators, bilaterally? (hip-rotary) Bilaterally, right internal rotators and left external rotators oppose the left internal and right external rotators. What muscles oppose the low back muscles?(trunk- anteriorposterior) anterior abdominal muscles What muslces opposed the lateral trunk muscles? (trunk-lateral) Lateral trunk muscles oppose each other What mucles oppose the clockwise rotation of the trunk (rotary) ? counterclockwise rotation muscles The pelvis pivots in the femora. What ways does the pelvis move? (pelvis) Anteriorposterior, diagonally to tilt forward or back and laterally. What muscles cause the upward pull posteriorly of the pelvis? (pelvis- anteriorposterior) Erector spinae, quadratus lumborum, and other posterior back muscles. What muscles cause the upward pull anteriorly of the pelvis? (pelvis anteriorposterior) Anterior abs, especially the rectus abdominis with its insertion on the symphysis pubis and the external oblique with its attachment on the anterior iliac crest. What muscles create a downward shift in the pelvis posteriorly? (pelvis anteriorposterior) Gluteus maximus and hamstrings with attachments on the posterior ilium, sacrum, ischium What muscles cause a downward pull anteriorly of the pelvis? (pelvis anteriorposterior) Hip flexors, including the rectus femoris, tensor faciae latae and sartorius with attachments to the anterior, superior and inferior spines of the ilium, the iliopsoas, with attachment on the lumbar spine and inner surface of the ilium.