Question

please discus the importance of anatomical planes when pescribing exercise. please address the difference between functional and anatomical position of the body

Answer 1

Ans

The plane of motion of body includes

• · Frontal: Divides the body into two halves (front and back)
• · Sagittal: Divides the body into two halves (left and right)
• · Transverse: Divides the body into two halves (top and bottom OR Superior and Inferior)

In this three-dimensional world, human body requires the ability to move in all three dimensions. Poor range of motion and instability in just a single joint can cause over compensation. These alternate movement patterns can lead to chronic pain and injury. By improving three-dimensional movement, the risk for injury is reduced. The ability to function day-to-day also becomes easier.

Example

• · The child with a femoral antetorsion and a high motion lax foot type will often exhibit medial migration of the talus over the calcaneus at the subtalar joint and abduction of the cuboid on the calcaneus at the midtarsal joint.
• · The athlete with tight hamstrings and an acquired pes plano valgus will demonstrate low calcaneal inclination, a broken cyma line and navicular-cuneiform sag, contributing to an acute bout of plantar fasciitis.
• · In the case of the child with the underlying femoral antetorsion causing the transverse plane compensatory pes valgus, an orthosis with flanges will help manage the foot in this plane.
• · In the case of the athlete with plantar fasciitis associated with a sagittal plane pes valgus as compensation for hamstring equinus, an orthosis which controls this foot without addressing the equinus influence will be difficult to tolerate and likely unsuccessful.
• · The heel raise to mitigate the influence of the equinus on the acute symptoms and improve the ability of the patient to tolerate the control is indicated. Simultaneously, a stretching program to relieve the hamstring influence should commence.