Kinesiology For Dummies by Steve Glass

Author:Steve Glass [Glass, Steve, Hatzel, Brian and Albrecht, Rick]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781118549230
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2014-01-25T00:37:32+00:00

In this case, you may notice that the subject isn't able to fully strike on his heel when the foot contacts the ground. As a result, he is forced to make contact at the middle of his foot, the primary cause of which is that his knee didn't extend enough to get the heel down in time.

Although static flexibility is important and affects your ability to move with enough dynamic flexibility, the key component is how all the joints work together when a movement occurs. In the example related to walking, a static assessment may reveal that the subject had full range of motion when he tried to straighten his leg; the dynamic assessment reveals that, when the ankle, knee, and hip needed to move in an integrated fashion, a deficit existed that decreased the subject's range of motion.

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