Fall 2013
Katelin Macken
Movement Analysis
Project
Kinesiology
Demographics
Name: Katelin Macken
Age: 24
Birth date: 3/21/89
Height: 64 in. /162.5 cm
Gender F
Weight: 140lb / 63kg
BMI: 23
Physical Review
1. List any Medical conditions now or previous that has affected your function
of movement: None
2. Does your family have any medical conditions that limit his/her bodily
movement: Mother-patella femoral arthritis
3. Do you have any daily activities (ex. Occupation), that requires you to move
more than average: I’m a personal trainer so I actively stand on my feet
coordinating training routines for my clients.
4. Have you ever had any surgeries done: No
5. Do you currently suffer from joint/ muscle pain: Muscle tightness in my hip
flexors, lower back pain (assuming from hip tightness), and muscle pull on
bottom of big toe.
Movement Goals
 Increase Flexibility
 Improve Over Head Squat Form
 Increase Pull Up Repetitions
Initial Summary
Currently, I am very active in weight training. However, compared to
the average weight trainer, I also use plyometric and calisthenics exercises
in my workout routines. The picture above is from my second figure
competition I did about two weeks ago. I was 11.6% body fat but was not as
striated and toned as I wanted to be. I took a couple weeks off and recently
got back on my diet and training regimen. My goal is to become more
structured and full in my muscle. I really need to work on staying
consistent with my diet and improving my workouts by incorporating
different exercises. I do not know what I need to do differently except stay
consistent with my diet and exercise routine that I utilized during my
training for the competition. I feel if I do that, my body will continue to
gradually change and inevitably morph into a tighter, harder form that
shows my muscles in a more defined state.
I think muscle build would not go very far without flexibility. I have
steered away from stretching and focused more on weight training. My goal
is to take fifteen to twenty minutes after every workout in order to stretch.
Next, I have proper squat form currently, however because of not stretching
and tight hip flexors, my body is not able to hold the form well, if at all.
Therefore, if I start stretching more, it will benefit not only my daily
activities but also my goal of being able to achieve the overhead squat.
Lastly, I would like to improve my pull up repetitions number. I have
always been poor at pull ups. I would like to focus more on my back
exercises and abdomen exercises in order to reach my goal. At the end of
the semester I think it would be ideal to get at least 20 pull ups in one set, as
long as I work on it efficiently.
Range of Motion Assessment
Cervical Frontal
View
Cervical Rotation 80
Cervical Sagittal
View
Cervical Flexion 60
Cervical Extension
75
Cervical Lateral
Flexion 45
ANATOMICAL
POSITION
Glenohumeral
Abduction 170
Glenohumeral
Neutral Position
Glenohumeral
Internal Rotation
70
Glenohumeral
Flexion 170
Glenohumeral
Extension 50
Radiocarpal Neutral
Position
Ulnar and Radial
Deviation 0
Mid-Supination
Supination 90
Pronation 80
Radioulnar
Flexion 70
Radioulnar
Extension 60
Radial Deviation
20
Knee Extension 0
Ulnar Deviation 30
Acetabulofemoral
Joint Flexion 110
Hip Abduction 45
Neutral Hip
Position
Internal Rotation 35
External Rotation
Knee Flexion 145
My range of motion assessment was average. Injuries and previous athletic sports have
limited more joint movement than others. My hip flexion/extension and internal/ external
rotation seemed tight due to overactive hip flexors and an underactive gluteus maximus.
Stretching my hip flexors and strengthening my gluteus maximus will increase the mobility and
flexibility of my hip flexors.
Postural Analysis
Date: November 10, 2013
Frontal View
Head Straight: YES NO
Acromiclavicular JT Even: YES NO
Pelvis Aligned: YES NO
Patella’s Align Facing forward: YES NO
Genu Valgum: YES NO
Genu Varum: YES NO
Feet Forward: YES NO
Right Foot: Slightly Everted
Sagittal View
Head Protrusion: YES NO
Protracted Shoulder Girdle: YES NO
Kyphosis: YES NO
Excessive Lordosis: YES NO
Anterior Pelvic Tilt: YES NO
Posterior Pelvic Tilt: YES NO
Reduced Lumbar Lordosis: YES NO
Posterior View
Straight Spine: YES
Scoliosis: YES NO
Eversion: YES NO
Inversion: YES NO
Pronate: YES NO
Supinate: YES NO
NO
LFT
RT
Genu Recurvatum: YES
NO
Anterior View indicates no significant dysfunctions. However, I noticed a
slight eversion in my right foot. This may be due to an ankle break I did in 6th
grade. This foot continues to lock up on occasion and the toes do not spread
similar to my left ankle.
The Sagittal View indicates no significant dysfunctions. I was rather
surprised that I did not have an anterior pelvic tilt. My hip flexors have been very
tight recently; therefore, I have been strengthening my underactive muscles (i.e.
gluteus maximus, biceps femoris, semitendinosis, semimembranosis) in order to
release and stretch my hip flexor complex.
Posterior View indicates no significant functions. However, again, my right
foot is everted. I did not realize how significant it was until after I analyzed my
form.
Overhead Squat Assessment
The anterior view of my overhead squat indicates slight eversion of the right
foot. This could be due to an overactive lateral gastrocnemius, anterior tibialis,
and soleus.
The sagittal view shows some dysfunction in the upper extremities. Slight
arms falling forward indicate overactive pectoralis major, and serratus anterior
muscles, and latissimus dorsi; while the underactive muscles are the middle and
lower trapezius and posterior deltoid. Also, analyzing this view, I do have to be an
anterior pelvic tilt. My overactive muscles would be my erector spinae, and
latissimus dorsi of the lumbar spine, while my underactive muscles would include
rectus abdominus, obliques, and transverse abdominus. In my hip complex, my
overactive muscles are my TFL, my adductors (Pectinus, Adductor Brevis,
Adductor Longus, Adductor Magnus, and Gracilis), psoas and rectus femoris. The
underactive muscles of my hip complex would be my gluteus maximus,
semitendinosis, semimembranosis, biceps femoris, and posterior head of the
adductor magnus. Also, my hip internal rotator, the TFL and gluteus minimus
would be overactive, while my external hip rotator, the gluteus maximum and
minimus would be underactive.
The posterior view of my overhead squat does not indicate any significant
dysfunctions. Once again, however, my right ankle is everting. Ankle joint
eversion indicates an overactive lateral gastrocnemius, soleus, and peroneal
muscles. I have no shifting of the trunk or pelvis.
Gait Cycle
Heel Strike
At the moment the foot makes contact with
the ground, the posterior ankle and knee as
well as the anterior hip will create reaction
forces.
Foot Flat
Flexion, moving towards extension of the hip
happens when the foot moves from heel strike
to the foot becoming flat on the floor. The
knee will become flexed while the ankle will
move into plantar flexion.
Mid-Stance
Mid-stance is the extension of the hip while
the body is in a slight vertical state. The knee
is in flexion while the ankle joint is positioned
in dorsiflexion.
Heel-Off
Heel-Off is the movement of the force being
relieved off the heel and preparing for Toe-off.
Here, the hip is moving into extension while
the knee is in flexion and the ankle is moving
into dorsiflexion.
Toe-Off
At this part of the Gait Cycle, the toe is leaving
the floor and ground reaction forces are
decreased. Hip is moving from extension
towards flexion, the knee moves into flexion,
and the ankle is in plantar flexion.
Swing Phase
The initial swing phase is when the foot leaves
the ground. Just like the Toe-Off part of the
Gait Cycle, the hip is moving from extension
into flexion. The knee is in flexion state and
plantar flexion is the position of the ankle
joint.