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Nope. A joint is flexible if the muscles (with their attached tendons) are not spasmed, and if the ligaments are not too short. Stretching can frequently lead to increased flexibility (and mobility). This stretching tends to lengthen both the muscles and ligaments. On the other hand, if a joint is too hypermobile (unstable), exercise against resistance will tend to shorten these structures (first muscles, later ligaments), and can be very helpful...e.g., in the neck, which tends to be the most unstable part of the human spine.
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Which is the ability to move a joint through entire range of motion?
Flexibility
Which joint provides the greatest flexibility?
Shoulder
Why is the ball and socket joint important to your body?
It provides the greatest amount of flexibility among the joints.
What are ligments?
a ligament is a tissue that holds the bones together at the joint
What if your arm needs tissues that give it support and flexibility to allow it to move what two tissue types would fulfill these requirements?
Connective and skeletal muscle tissue!
Which is the ability to move a joint through entire range of motion?
Flexibility
What are the characteristics of flexibility?
hyper mobility, joint laxity, body build, and flexibility
Which joint provides the greatest flexibility?
Shoulder
Which statement is true regarding flexibility?
A joint's range of motion cannot be maintained with age. A joint's range of motion will be lost if the joint is not used regularly. Flexibility decreases with age because muscle strength increases. Flexibility decreases at a rate predetermined at birth
What is the range of motion that can be achieved by a joint called?
flexibility
What exercises help increase flexibility and range of motion?
Range of motion exercises help maintain normal joint function by increasing and preserving joint mobility and flexibility.
Which joint connected by a short connective tissue?
cartilaginous joint
What is the function of flexibility?
The range of movements at,across and around the joint.
What is altered in a program to increase flexibility?
Soft tissue that contributes to flexibility is altered in a program to increase flexibility. People's interest in flexibility training dates back to the early 1900's.
What does the body gain when the muscles and joint stretch and bend easily?
Flexibility
What is another name for the range of motion in your joint?
for plato users the answer is A. flexibility
What does flexibility mean in dance terms?
the angle of movement around a joint
