Exam 5: Flexibility and Low-Back Health

What structures absorb and disperse stress on the spine?

Which is an essential component of safe passive stretching?

What is the long-term lengthening of connective tissues called?

The modified hurdler stretch targets which muscles?

Brisk walking while swinging your arms naturally may help ease back pain.

What is a disadvantage of active stretching?

What is one likely outcome of good flexibility?

What are stabilization exercises particularly good for?

Which benefit comes with flexibility?

There are hundreds of flexibility exercises to choose from.

In active stretching, an outside force or resistance assists muscles and joints as they move through a range of motion.

What determines flexibility?

Which is a proprioceptor?

What is most likely to cause back pain?

A stretch should be held in position for a minimum of 45 seconds.

Which statement is correct regarding the prevention and management of low-back pain?

Several recent studies show an inverse relationship between physical activity and the risk for bone fractures.

Describe at least three factors that determine the flexibility of a joint.

The most common site of back pain is the cervical region.

Discuss the general guidelines for creating a low-back exercise program. Describe three specific exercises that would be a part of such a program, and explain how they benefit back health.