Dance Anatomy & Kinesiology

The Knee and Patellofemoral Joints 269 hip, the less rotation will be required from the knee downward. The need to emphasize ful ...

270 Dance Anatomy and Kinesiology have adequate time to counter the increased loads placed on the knee (Besier, Lloyd, Ackland, ...

The Knee and Patellofemoral Joints 271 Knee Hyperextension and Genu Varum When genu varum is present, allowing the knees to hype ...

272 Controlling Hyperextended Knees When the Foot Is Weight Bearing Stand with your side to a mirror in a parallel first positio ...

The Knee and Patellofemoral Joints 273 the torso slightly forward in movements such as a turned-out plié is often associated wit ...

274 Dance Anatomy and Kinesiology of the pes anserinus group and tensor fasciae latae were also described in this previous chapt ...

275 TABLE 5.3 Selected Strength Exercises for the Knee Exercise name (Resistance) Description (Technique cues) Progression Muscl ...

276 Exercise name (Resistance) Description (Technique cues) Progression Muscle group: Knee extensors Muscles emphasized: Quadric ...

277 (continued) Exercise name (Resistance) Description (Technique cues) Progression Muscle group: Knee flexors Muscles emphasize ...

278 Exercise name (Resistance) Description (Technique cues) Progression Muscle groups: Knee extensors and hip extensors Muscles ...

The Knee and Patellofemoral Joints 279 Knee Flexor Strengthening The flexors of the knees, including the hamstrings, are importa ...

280 Dance Anatomy and Kinesiology Closed kinematic chain exercises have gained great popularity in the fitness and rehabilitatio ...

The Knee and Patellofemoral Joints 281 of open and closed kinematic chain strengthening exercises in supplemental conditioning p ...

282 TABLE 5.5 Selected Stretches for the Knee Exercise name (Method of stretch) Description (Technique cues) Progression Muscle ...

The Knee and Patellofemoral Joints 283 patella on the back leg (figure 5.30A). However, this stretch is often inappropriate for ...

284 Dance Anatomy and Kinesiology position. Anteriorly, the quadriceps, patella, and patellar tendon (collectively termed the ex ...

285 FIGURE 5.30 Low lunge quadriceps stretch. (A) Flexible dancer with weight on the thigh above the kneecap, (B) tighter dancer ...

286 Dance Anatomy and Kinesiology injury risk. In terms of technique, excessive twisting of the tibia relative to the femur, ina ...

The Knee and Patellofemoral Joints 287 have a markedly greater incidence of anterior cruci- ate tears than males in competitive ...

288 Dance Anatomy and Kinesiology interferes with fibrin clot formation essential for the healing process (Scioscia, Giffin, and ...