Session 177 Purposeful Assessments for Optimal Results By: Greg Roskopf, MA

Assessments for Muscular Imbalances Postural Assessment: Static Functional Assessment: Dynamic Overhead squat Functional Threshold 1 Leg squat 2 leg Squat Gait Analysis: Dynamic Cardiovascular Assessment Muscular Strength/Endurance Assessment Flexibility Assessment*** Types of Assessments Postural Assessment: What are we looking for?? Must Break Down the components of Motion Looking for Deviations in All 3 planes SAGITTAL PLANE DEVIATIONS FRONTAL PLANE DEVIATIONS TRANSVERSE PLANE DEVIATIONS

The Dynamic Evaluations Posture is the position where all movement starts from If we start from a bad position, we can NEVER, move properly What happens at these joints when we move?? The same thing: Just magnified Abnormal stress will be placed on joints and tissues Dynamic Evaluations are a continuation of the static (postural) evaluation Gait Analysis Functional Analysis Overhead squat Functional threshold testing 1 leg & 2 leg squat

When the Foot Hits The Ground Ground reaction forces Forces moving back through body Changes our understanding of anatomy and kinesiology Muscles alter their function to become more integrated Muscles become more dependent on the function of other muscles A muscle does not have to cross a joint to produce motion at the joint The primary component of muscle function occurs in the eccentric phase of contraction HUMAN MECHANICS 101 All joints are interrelated All movement is based upon the concepts of pronation and supination Pronation and supination occur at each joint THE TRANSFORMATION
Pronation is good Supination is good Required: the TRANSFORMATION from pronation to supination Muscles control this transformation Emphasis on the eccentric phase of contraction Storage of elastic energy Mini Plyometrics A timing relationship: all joints must transform together (lunge) Can the muscles control pronation at all joints at the same time? A weakness at one joint can affect the whole kinetic chain

Must Have A Follow-up Approach To Our Subjective Evaluations What we think we see -vs- what really is!! Need to appreciate the integrated system We must confirm what we think that we know Any Isolated weakness can lead to dysfunction throughout the body We must differentiate between the cause and the symptom Ie. Forward shoulder caused by foot pronating We are only as strong as our weakest link

Consider Isolated Muscle Function How Does It Affect The Integrated System MAT: Assess The Neurological Integrity Of Each Muscle

ROM Exam Becomes The Indicator

Joint stress can come from anywhere Must look at the relationship that each muscle has at each joint Must consider the muscles role in joints that it does not cross The ROM exam tells where the problem originates What is the body protecting from?? We are only as strong as our weakest link

Tightness is a neural issue as opposed to a soft tissue issue

All based on the Law Of Reciprocal Inhibition

THE ROM EXAM The most important tool that we can have as trainers Allows Trainers to Find The Weakest Links All based on the Law of Reciprocal Inhibition Limitations of ROM are a n indication of the body protecting from instability Allows us to Prove what we think that we see Where is the problem???

Greg Roskopf, MA Muscle Activation Techniques (303)745-4270 groskopf@muscleactivation.com