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| the normal extensibility of all soft tissues that allow the full range of motion of a joint. |
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| capability to be elongated or stretched. |
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| the combination of flexibility and the nervous system's ability to control this range of motion efficiently. |
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| the ability of the neuromuscluar system to allow antagonists, agonists, and stabilizers to work syngeristically to produce, reduce, and dynamically stabilize the entire kinetic chain in all three planes of motion. |
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| dynamic functional flexibility |
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| multiplanar soft tissue extensibility with optimal neuromuscualar efficiency throughout the full range of motion. |
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| postural distortion patterns |
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| predictable patterns of muscle imbalances. |
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| the tendency of the body to seek the path of least resistance during functional movement patterns. |
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| alteration of muscle length surrounding a joint. |
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| altered reciprocal inhibition |
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| the concept of muscle inhibition, caused by a tight antagonist, which inhibits its functional antagonist. |
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| the neuromuscular phenomenon that occurs when inappropriate muscles take over the function of a weak or inhibited prime mover. |
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| the motions of joints in the body. |
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| arthrokineteic dysfunction |
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| altered forces at the joint that result in abnormal muscular activity and impaired neuromuscular communication at the joint. |
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| the process when neural impulses that sense tension is greater than the impulses that cause muscles to contract, providing an inhibitory effect to the muscle spindles. |
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| consistently repeating the same pattern of motion, which may place abnormal stresses on the body. |
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| states that soft tissue models along the lines of stress. |
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| the process of passively taking a muscle to the point of tension and holding the stretch for minimum of 20 seconds. |
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| the process of using agonists and synergists to dynamically move the joint into a range of motion. |
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| the active extension of a muscle, using force production and momentum, to move the joint through the full available range of motion. |
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