Kinesiology Basics
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| The 3 principles of palpation. | 1. Move slowly.2. Avoid using excessive pressure.3. Focus your awareness on what you are feeling.
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| Palpation involves what 3 things? | 1. Locating a structure.2. Becoming aware of its characteristics.3. Assessing its quality or condition.
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| If the structure you are palpating is stationary: | Move your hands across it.
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| If the structure you are palpating is moving: | Keep your hands still.
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| What is Rolling and Strumming? | Rolling your fingers across (rather than along) a structure.
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| Active Movement | Your partner actively moves her body while you observe.
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| Passive Movement | Your partner relaxes while you move her body.
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| Resisted Movement | Your partner attempts to perform and action against your gentle resistance.
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| What is the average thickness of the skin? | 1/20"
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| Where is the thinnest skin located? | Eyelids - 1/500"
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| Skeletal Muscle | The voluntary contractile tissue that moves the skeleton.
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| Endomysium | Facia surrounding the individual muscle fibers.
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| Perimysium | Facia surrounding a group of muscle fibers.
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| Epimysium | Facia surrounding the entire muscle belly.
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| Prime Mover | The muscle that carries out an action.
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| Synergists | Muscles that support the prime mover.
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| Antagonist | Muscle(s) that have the opposite action of the prime mover.
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| Isometric | A resisted movement in which the muscle contracts, but no movement occurs.
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| Isotonic | A resisted movement in which the muscle contracts and movement occurs.
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| The 3 types of muscle. | 1. Cardiac
2. Smooth
3. Striated
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| How are muscles named? *Hint: FAN LASS | 1. Fiber direction.
2. Action(s) performed.
3. Number of heads.
4. Location.
5. Attachment sites.
6. Size.
7. Shape.
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| Origin | Stable attachment of muscles, usually closest to the body.
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| Insertion | Movable attachment of muscles, usually furthest from the body.
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| What 3 things help distinguish muscle from other tissues? | 1. Striated texture.
2. Direction of fibers (can help identify specific muscle).
3. Muscle can be flexed or relaxed.
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| Facia | Connective tissue. Two types: superficial & deep.
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| Bursa | A small, fluid-filled sack that reduces friction between 2 structures.
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| Retinaculum | Transverse thickening of deep facia, strapping down tendons.
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| Adipose | Fatty tissue with a gelatinous consistency.
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