Pilates Anatomy
What are APPI's 5 key elements?
Breathing, Postural alignment (head-shoulder blade- rib cage-spine- hip/knee/foot), mind body connection, single lever control, articulation
What do the deep neck flexors do?
Flex/extend the neck and oppose the posterior etensors
which muscles rotate the neck?
Sternocleidomastoid, levator scapila, splenius capitus, splenius cervicis and cervical ES
Which muscles assist in lateral flexion of the neck?
Scalenes, splenius capitus and the ES are opposed by same muscles on the opposite side
Which muscles assist in elevation in scapula?
Upper trapezius - which oppose lower traps
which muscles retract the scapula?
Rhomboids which oppose pectoralis minor
Which muscles flex the shoulder?
Anteriour and middle deltoid, pectoralis major, coracobrachialis and long head of biceps
What is the transverse plane?
Divdes body into top and bottom, movements in this plane are rotational in nature or invole internal/external rotation such as pronation or supination
What is the frontal plane
Divide the body into front and back planes, movements in this plane are abduction and adduction
What is the saggital plane?
Passes through the body from front to back- as if you're being cut in half down the midline, so dividing into right and left- movements in this plane are up and down movements of flexion and extension
The neck can...
flex, extend, rotate, laterally flex
The shoulder can...
flex, extend, abduct, adduct, ex rotate, in rotate, flex horizontally and extend horizontally
the elbow can
flex and extend
the forearm can
supinate and pronate
The wrist can
flex, extend, ulnar deviation, radial deviation
the spine can
flex, extend, rotate, laterally flex
the hip can
flex, extend, internally rotate and externally rotate, abduct, adduct
the knee can
flex, extend
the ankle has
dorsi flexion and plantar flexion
the subtalar joint has
eversion and inversion
What is the difference between a muscle and a tendon?
Muscles work with ligaments and tendons changing shape and length to contract and support the weight of the body and produce movement, tendons attach muscles to bones, facilitating movement, storing energy and resisting outward force and pressure
what is the difference between a ligament and a tendon
ligaments link bones and stabilise joints, tendons attach bones to muscles to facilitate movement