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A comprehensive overview of the muscle balance and opposing muscle groups in the human body, specifically related to the stott pilates matwork exam. It covers key concepts such as the definitions of medial, distal, proximal, and lateral, as well as the benefits of stott pilates. The document delves into the opposing muscle groups for various body parts, including the foot, knee, hip, trunk, and pelvis. It explores the specific muscles involved in movements like dorsiflexion, plantar flexion, abduction, adduction, internal rotation, external rotation, and pelvic tilt. This information is crucial for understanding the biomechanics of the human body and designing effective pilates exercises to maintain muscle balance and prevent injuries. The detailed questions and answers provided in the document suggest that it could be a valuable resource for pilates instructors, students, or anyone interested in understanding the principles of muscle balance and coordination.
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What does medial mean? - ✔✔Towards the midline of the body What does distal mean? - ✔✔Away from the trunk of the body What does proximal mean? - ✔✔Closer to the trunk of the body What does lateral mean? - ✔✔Away from the midline of the body What are the benefits of STOTT pilates? - ✔✔Longer, leaner muscles, core strength and stability, injury prevention, relief from stress and back pain, better posture, improved balance and coordination, enhanced athletic ability, effective post- rehab, heightened body-mind awareness, increased self- confidence What are the opposing muscles to the dorsiflexors of the foot? (foot- anteriorposterior) - ✔✔Plantar Flexors What are the opposing muscles to the Tibials? (foot- lateral/ rotary) - ✔✔Peroneals What are the opposing muscles to the Quads? (knee- anteriorposterior) - ✔✔Hamstrings, Gastrocnemius, and Popliteus
What muscles oppose the Gluteus Maximus and the Hamstrings? (hip- anteriorposterior) - ✔✔Iliopsoas, rectus femoris, tensor fasciae latae, sartorius What muscles oppose the hip adductors unilaterally? (hip- lateral) - ✔✔hip abductors What muscles oppose the right hip abductors and left adductors bilaterally? (hip-lateral) - ✔✔Right abductors and left adductors oppose the left abductors and right adductors What muscles oppose the internal rotators, unilaterally? (hip-rotary) - ✔✔external rotators What muscles oppose the right internal rotators and the left external rotators, bilaterally? (hip-rotary) - ✔✔Bilaterally, right internal rotators and left external rotators oppose the left internal and right external rotators. What muscles oppose the low back muscles?(trunk- anteriorposterior) - ✔✔anterior abdominal muscles What muslces opposed the lateral trunk muscles? (trunk-lateral) - ✔✔Lateral trunk muscles oppose each other What mucles oppose the clockwise rotation of the trunk (rotary)? - ✔✔counterclockwise rotation muscles
How many main groups are there in anterior-posterior muscle opposition for the pelvis? - ✔✔Four main groups. Upward pull anterior & posterior and downward pull anterior and posterior. How many main groups are there in lateral opposition of the pelvis? - ✔✔Two main groups. Leg abductors and lateral trunk muscles. What do the leg abductors do to tilt the pelvis? - ✔✔Mainly the Gluteus minimus and the medius pull down on the pelvis when the leg is fixed in standing. These muscles arise from the lateral side of the pelvis. What do the lateral trunk muscles do to movement of the pelvis? - ✔✔Pull up laterally on the pelvis. They are attached to the lateral crest of the illium. What muscles combine to tilt the pelvis laterally? - ✔✔Hip abductors on one side and lateral trunk muscles on the other side. (right abductors pull downward on the right side of the pelvis as the left lateral trunk muscles pull upward on the left side. Left adductors also assist in this movement)