Flexibility Sit and Reach test - The sit and reach test is a regular way of measuring flexibility. It tests how flexible your lower back and hamstring muscles are as it is an indirect measure of static flexibility. This test is important as tightness in the lower back and hamstring muscles can make you prone to back injuries. The way you test it is by sitting down with your legs straight and your heels against the border of the sit and reach box, you keep your legs flat on the floor and you slowly reach forward and drop you head in between your arms. You repeat this three times and and record your best measurement. Advantage of the sit and reach test - It is a quick and easy way of measuring flexibility, IT is commonly used to test flexibility so therefore there is a lot of published data that can be used to compare results . Disadvantage of the sit and reach test - Every individual has different arm, leg and trunk length, this can make comparing results deceiving. This test only measures a range of muscles and their motion and joint rotation of the lower back and hamstrings so is irrelevant for other parts of the body. This test also requires specialized equipment which will cost money. When comparing data to other results published it is impossible to insure that …show more content…
Therefore it needs to be adjusted and this adjustment can vary in accuracy. Using the dynamometer utilises the forearm muscles which tire easily therefore the best measurements can only be guaranteed in the first or second use of this equipment. Subsequent measurements will be lower. The dynamometer is a specialized piece of equipment which will add to the cost of testing strength. There will be differences of results of left hand to right hand, male to female, age and size. Modern versions of the dynamometer take all of this into account whereas more basic models will
For example in the article relating to the assessment of PPI specifically their efficacy and safety shows better healing rates of Lansoprazole in shorter-term3. This study had conducted clinical trails on patients with duodenal ulcers and the results shown better healing results with Lansoprazole than Omeprazole within 2 weeks. Nevertheless, the overall rates of healing were the same after 4 weeks. That is why the results were not significant according to the author because both drugs were able to achieve the same end result3. The author of this article presents similar publications by different authors to show that his results are consistent with their findings. This shows consistency in regards to better healing rates of Lansoprazole that were observed after a short period of time and the same overall equivalent end result of both
Flexion and extension can be measured by analyzing the angles between two body parts. Flexion can be described as a movement that decreases the angle between two parts of a body. On the other hand, extension describes to a movement that increases the angle between two parts of a body. The position of a runner, who is taking a short race, on the starting block, insinuates that one leg is placed forward and one leg is placed backward. The hip angle can be calculated based on the absolute angle of the thigh and the trunk. It can be done using the formula below:
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Then, all subjects were plotted on a shared graph. One subject’s protocol was different and had different angles. This data had to be excluded from further analysis due to this. OpenSim was utilized to find the moment arm and muscle lengths at each angle. Rectus femoris and biceps femoris long head were chosen as representative muscles for extension and flexion, respectively.
“Students are taking between ten and twenty standardized tests, depending on the grade. A total average of one hundred thirteen different ones by graduation.”(Locker) A few years ago the United States, along with other nations, was given a test to assess the academic strengths and weaknesses of each nation and rank them accordingly. When the results were released and the United States was ranked near the bottom, it was decided to start incorporating more testing through school. Between benchmark, TLI, PARCC, and common core standards, teaching technique was forced to change. Standardized testing has had a negative effect on teachers and students, implementing inadequate grading standards and the common core curriculum, such testing has made
The functional assessment is how the family interacts with one another. This part of the assessment is divided into two subcategories; instrumental and expressive functioning.
In today’s world, there are many people who feel the pull of continuing their education by going to college. There are many factors that affect this process, and can either make or break a student’s attempt at academic success. Some of the factors are commonsensical, and others may not be as obvious – especially for returning students who have been out of school for a long period of time. There are many tools available to help students of all backgrounds discover their strengths, weaknesses, skills, and learning styles, all of which will help them prepare for their school routine. One of these tools is the Smarter Measure Assessment, which is an online tool that uses simple questions to measure a student’s readiness for classes. Although
My intructor says it is important to use the checklist for answering essay questions in order t make sure i get the most points possible for wgar i know. It's a bunch of stuff to memorize, but after analyzing the list carefully, i think she may be right. i do need to understand what the question is asking; otherwise i probably won't get any credit even if i know something about the topic. The best way to do this is to plan ny abswer and then show the grader both that i understand ewhat the question is asking me to do nd how i will answer it. The grader knows i know the anwer, and it provides a guide for mw to follow so i make sure i cover all the points and don't get off the subject. Major points should stand out so that
Standardized testing is not the best way to measure how well a teacher teaches or how much a student has learned. Schools throughout the United States put their main focus on standardized tests; these examinations put too much pressure on the teachers and students and cause traumatizing events. Standardized testing puts strain on teachers and students causing unhealthy occurrences, Common Core is thrown at teachers with no teaching on how to teach the new way which dampers testing scores for all students, and the American College Test determines whether a child gets into college or not based on what they have learned during high school. Standardized tests are disagreeable; tests should not determine ranking of people.
When performing manual muscle testing for shoulder flexion and abduction, PTA’s typically place their hand at the wrist verses the mid-extremity because placing their hands at the wrist increases the length of the lever thus testing the muscles ability to resist externally applied force overtime and across the bone-joint lever arm system. Shorter lever arms will provide higher testing scores when compared to using longer lever arms, thus changing the point of force application affects the length of the lever arm and therefore the muscle torque.
In lab, isometric handgrip strength was tested. Isometric strength refers to the type of force that occurs when muscles generate force, but its length remains unchanged. This can also be called a static muscle contraction. A static contraction occurs when one tries to lift an object that happens to be heavier than the force applied to the muscle or a static contraction occurs when one supports the weight of an object by holding the object steady with the elbow flexed. In both of these examples, the person feels their muscles tense but the joint does not move (Kenney, Wilmore, & Costill, 2012). Handgrip strength reflects the importance for successful performance in activities of daily living and occupational activities (Beam &
The objective of this lab is to illustrated the procedures required to perform tensile tests. Using data obtained from the test will enable the student to determine various material characteristics that affect the design process. Some findings/interpretations are the stress vs strain curve will help us show how the metal reacted to the forces applied, and the point of failure is very important as it is the ultimate strength.
Muscle testing is found in ‘kinesiology’ which comes from the Greek work ‘kineses’, which means motion. In the medical sciences it is the name given to the study of muscles and the movement of the body. Muscle testing is the principal method of assessment used in kinesiology, and it is the use of muscle testing that distinguishes it from other therapies
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Preparing for the SAT I had the opportunity to take the SAT twice. It may seem that taking it twice could double the stress, but really, it took a bit of stress off of the whole thing. I knew that if I didn’t do well the first time, I had a second chance. However, that is not how it went; I believe I ended up doing better the first time than the second. I prepared for the SAT for about two months before I had to take it.