Activation & Integration Strategies Flashcards
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Which statement best describes the difference between activation and integration techniques?
Answer: Activation isolates underactive muscles; integration trains them within coordinated multi-joint movements
Activation re-educates specific underactive muscles in isolation, while integration combines them in functional, total-body patterns.
A client's low back arches during the overhead squat. Which integration exercise is most appropriate?
Answer: Ball squat to overhead press while keeping a neutral spine
Squatting with a neutral spine and an overhead press retrains core and glute control against lumbar extension in a functional pattern.
Which rotator cuff muscles are most often activated for a client whose arms fall forward?
Answer: Infraspinatus and teres minor
The external rotators (infraspinatus and teres minor) are commonly underactive when the arms fall forward and internal rotators dominate.
What is the main reason integration exercises are performed at a controlled tempo rather than explosively?
Answer: To reinforce proper movement patterns and joint control before adding speed
A controlled tempo lets the client keep alignment and motor control, reinforcing correct patterns before power is added.
Which exercise is an example of an integrated dynamic movement for a client with asymmetric weight shift?
Answer: Single-leg balance reach
The single-leg balance reach challenges frontal and transverse plane stability in weight bearing, which fits integration for asymmetric weight shift.
How many sets and reps are typically recommended for isolated strengthening exercises?
Answer: 1-2 sets of 10-15 reps
Isolated strengthening is commonly done for 1-2 sets of 10-15 reps at a slow, controlled tempo.
A client can perform a step-up but loses knee alignment when adding an overhead press. What is the best corrective response?
Answer: Regress to a step-up to balance without the press until control is restored
Regressing removes the extra demand so the client can rebuild control before the full integrated movement is progressed again.