, Joint flexiblity
◦ tends to detoriate with age
⁃ joints stiffen up
⁃ little /no synovial fluid released = fluid gets released when movement happens
Term used to describe the range of motion possible in each of the planes of motion
of a joint
⁃ joint ROM is measured in degrees with a goniometer
⁃ Things that limit flexiblity
⁃ muscle inelasticty
⁃ type of joint
⁃ age
⁃ body composition.
3 planes of motion
Frontal plane Transverse plane
Sagital plane
◦ coronal plane ◦ cuts body into top
◦ longitudinal plane
◦ divides body into and bottom
◦ divides body into
back and front ◦ example: twisting
right and left
, Joint flexiblity
Static flexiblity Dynamic flexiablity
◦ ROM present when ◦ ROM achieved by actively
body segment is moving a body part using
passively moved muscular contraction,
◦ muscles are strecthing
without athlete doing
any work
Factors that influence athletes joint flexiblity
◦ shape of bone surface
◦ amount of fatty tissue present
◦ amount of muscle present
, Golgi tendons and muscle spindels
During performance athlete is aware of pressure, pain, joint angels, muscle tension + speed
of action
⁃ result of specialised proprioceptors live the golgi tendon and muscle spindle.
◦ GTO + muscle spindle belong to nervous system
◦ they influence movement
◦ work together to regulate muscle stiffens
Deff of proprioception
◦ the ablity to sense stimuli arising within the body regarding
⁃ position
⁃ motion
⁃ equilibrium
◦ proprioception is the sense of how your own limbs are oriented in space
◦ tends to detoriate with age
⁃ joints stiffen up
⁃ little /no synovial fluid released = fluid gets released when movement happens
Term used to describe the range of motion possible in each of the planes of motion
of a joint
⁃ joint ROM is measured in degrees with a goniometer
⁃ Things that limit flexiblity
⁃ muscle inelasticty
⁃ type of joint
⁃ age
⁃ body composition.
3 planes of motion
Frontal plane Transverse plane
Sagital plane
◦ coronal plane ◦ cuts body into top
◦ longitudinal plane
◦ divides body into and bottom
◦ divides body into
back and front ◦ example: twisting
right and left
, Joint flexiblity
Static flexiblity Dynamic flexiablity
◦ ROM present when ◦ ROM achieved by actively
body segment is moving a body part using
passively moved muscular contraction,
◦ muscles are strecthing
without athlete doing
any work
Factors that influence athletes joint flexiblity
◦ shape of bone surface
◦ amount of fatty tissue present
◦ amount of muscle present
, Golgi tendons and muscle spindels
During performance athlete is aware of pressure, pain, joint angels, muscle tension + speed
of action
⁃ result of specialised proprioceptors live the golgi tendon and muscle spindle.
◦ GTO + muscle spindle belong to nervous system
◦ they influence movement
◦ work together to regulate muscle stiffens
Deff of proprioception
◦ the ablity to sense stimuli arising within the body regarding
⁃ position
⁃ motion
⁃ equilibrium
◦ proprioception is the sense of how your own limbs are oriented in space
