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Medical - Sports / Fitness / Recreation / Physiotherapy or Exercise | | Czech term or phrase: Vzpor klečmo | | Describes a starting position a patient should assume and then start a muscle strength testing movement |
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kamilw
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1 hr confidence:   peer agreement (net): +2 kneeling on all fours
Explanation:
http://www.stream.cz/video/273248-cviceni-pro-tehotne-7-dil-...
http://www.revolutionhealth.com/articles/kneeling-on-all-fou...
http://www.ehow.com/how_2366608_wide-kneeling-stretch-late-p...
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Note added at 1 day18 hrs (2010-08-03 17:49:37 GMT)
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Hmm, if I was a patient and the physio told me to "lift the right upper extremity", I'd be well confused :) And "kneeling on all fours" IMHO is precise and easy to understand...
Here are some of many examples of physiotherapy manuals with the expression "kneel on all fours":
"Kneel on all fours. Stretch out opposite arm and leg, hold for a count of 5 then slowly lower, repeat with other arm and leg."
http://www.talk2meds.com/noonan/pdf/Noonans/Physiotherapy/Ph...
"Kneel on all fours with your hands underneath your shoulders and your knees shoulder width apart."
http://www.lawnavenuephysio.co.uk/index-9.html
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Note added at 1 day22 hrs (2010-08-03 21:28:24 GMT)
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I looked for other possibilities like "supported kneeling" etc. but couldn't find any convincing examples that use them. According to sources I found it seems to me that "kneeling on all fours" is the most precise and inambiguous description of this position.
| kamilw
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Asker: Thank you so much for the suggestion. It seems this phrase would work very well for fitness instructions, but would it be precise enough for a physiotherapy manual? It is my understanding that in physiotherapy one needs to be very precise. For example, in fitness, one could say, "lift the right arm", but in physiotherapy it would have to be, "lift the right upper extremity." Does anyone know if "kneeling on all fours" would be precise enough for physiotherapy instructions and if not, what would be the best way to describe the position? Thank you very much!
Asker: Haha. I agree, but I don't think a physio would talk like that to the patient. I should have explained more clearly that this was meant as instructions for physiotherapists, not for patients. The anatomical terminology used in physiotherapy does not always correspond to the normal usage of the words. Let me quote from one book, perhaps this could help someone working with the subject:
"...I'll stick with strict anatomical definitions of arm, forearm, thigh, and leg, which means never using ambiguous terms such as "upper arm," "lower arm"," "upper leg," and "lower leg." The same goes for the careless use of the term "arm" to encompass an undetermined portion of the upper extremity and the careless use of the term "leg" to encompass an undetermined portion of the lower extremity." Quoted from Anatomy of Hatha Yoga by D. Coulter. By the way, the term "leg" in anatomical terminology, refers to the refers portion "of the lower limb extending between the knee and the ankle." Again, this is terminology for health care professionals where avoiding confusion is vital, not for normal usage. Hope this may help someone researching this subject. As for kneeling on all fours, I am going to stick with it, unless I hear otherwise, it sounds good to me! Thanks so much!
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| Aug 3, 2010 - Changes made by kamilw: | | Edited KOG entry | 's old entry - "Vzpor klečmo" => "kneeling on all fours" |
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