This course focuses on post injury prevention and reconditioning exercises for clients that have had or are at risk of having an athletic (sports) related injury. Functional anatomy, postural evaluation and muscle imbalances will be used to develop exercise strategies for common sports related injuries.
Target population:
- Course Instructor: Tim Rush
- Lab Technician:
- Semester: Four
Lab Sections:
- Section 1:
- Section 2:
- Section 3:
- Section 4:
| Course: PHRE 3043 - Functional Movement | Movement Pattern: Hinge | Target: Hamstrings | Synergist(s): Gastrocnemius, Hip Abductors |
| Exercise |  | ||
| Regressions: | Single Leg Bridge | Progressions: | Trap Bar Deadlift |
| Key Teaching Points | Expectation: [if 456 equals="Supervised Practice"]Supervised Practice [/if 456][if 456 not_equal="Supervised Practice"]Independent Learning[/if 456] | [579] | |
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| Description: | Consider a self spotting option by placing dowel (wall, chair) in hand opposite to leg on the ground. Maintain an upright and neutral spine and head. Lower like a 'bobbing bird' keeping the back leg, spine and head in a straight line. Lower until you feel tension in the posterior structures of the leg. Slowly come back up by engaging the gluts and hamstrings and continuing to maintain a straight line as described above. | ||
| Common Error(s): | Torso collapses forward | Rounded lower back | Foot/ankle collapse | ||
| Spotting: | Instability training | ||