Spinal Health for the Dental Professionals

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Spinal and Shoulder Health for Seated Dental Professionals

Question 1:

Which is most compromised in the seated professional?

A) Pelvic bone

B) Leg muscle

C) Lumbar curve

D) Feet

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Question 2:

Awareness in the body is important for the following reasons?

A) Noticing discomfort before it reaches pain/injury

B) Aides us in movement

C) Assists spinal integrity in static position

D) All of the above

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Spinal and Shoulder Health for Seated Dental Professionals

Question 3:

Proper breathing patterns change the following_______________.

A) Oxygen reaching the organs

B) Decreased cortisol release

C) Decreased focus

D) A and B

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Spinal and Shoulder Health for Seated Dental Professionals

Question 4:

Breathing practice suggests all of the following except _______________.

A) Relaxation response is noticed on the exhale

B) Breathing exercises can be done seated or lying down

C) The inhale is done for a very quickly to count of six

D) The exhale can be long to a count of four or more

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Spinal and Shoulder Health for Seated Dental Professionals

Question 5:

Awareness of the Bandhas/Energy locks are important for ________________.

A) Core stability

B) The first muscle group responders only

C) Urine flow

D) A and C

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Spinal and Shoulder Health for Seated Dental Professionals

Question 6:

The Mula Bandha is found _______________.

A) Reaching the arms up overhead

B) Drawing the belly in and up

C) Bringing the shoulder blades together

D) Gently engaging the pelvic floor in and up

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Question 7:

Core stability is assisted greatly with _______________.

A) Mula Bandha

B) Uddiyana Bandha

C) Jalandhara Bandha

D) All of the above

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Question 8:

Muscles work separately. The antagonist muscles return/relax.

A) The first statement is true, the second statement is not.

B) Both statements are false.

C) The first statement is false, the second statement is true.

D) Both statements are false.

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Spinal and Shoulder Health for Seated Dental Professionals

Question 9:

When the sacrum is in posterior tilt, the following is affected?

A) Lumbar curve

B) Hamstrings

C) Abdominals/chest

D) All of the above

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Spinal and Shoulder Health for Seated Dental Professionals

Question 10:

Which of these exercises will balance the Abductor/Adductor relationship?

A) Seated squarely, feet under knees, create in and outward resistance, with block/strap

B) Seated squarely, feet rotated out, gently resist the inner action of the thighs

C) Seated squarely, take legs wide, creating resistance with a band/strap

D) Seated squarely, feet under knees, squeeze block, then legs extended

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Spinal and Shoulder Health for Seated Dental Professionals

Question 11:

The most important element in performing exercises is the breath. Why?

A) To create a lock in the body and hold the breath.

B) The regulation of the breath signals our ability to perceive strengthening and release.

C) The exhale creates a response that allows the body to collapse into rest.

D) With the inhale we release the tension, with the exhale we also release it.

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Spinal and Shoulder Health for Seated Dental Professionals

Question 12:

Which of the following is true in seated hip opener?

A) We cross the ankle, above the bony part over the opposite thigh, above the knee.

B) Inhaling we lengthen the spine, exhaling we gently press gently the torso forward.

C) Move in and out of the position several times over and over.

D) A and B

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Question 13:

Opening the front body, seated or standing is done in the following manner?

A) Inhale arms up overhead, as the belly is gently pressed forward and up.

B) Allow the gaze to come upward, relaxing the neck back, shoulder blades down.

C) Feet in full contact with the floor, thighs enlivened, lengthen spine up and back.

D) All of the above

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Question 14:

Forward folds require bent knees to protect the spine, and keeping feet level.

A) The first statement is false, the second statement is true.

B) The first statement is true, the second statement is false.

C) Both statements are false- knees bent, feet stay level.

D) Both statements are true.

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Question 15:

The following tips are true for the movements we can make throughout the day.

A) Be mindful of where your shoulders are and draw them often together and down.

B) Taking time to allow a slow full inhale and exhale during the day is very beneficial.

C) Consider standing when tasks allow, or get a standing desk riser option.

D) All of the above

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Question 16:

The bone shapes of the shoulder joint allow for a high degree of motion with less surrounding supporting musculature than the similar joint, the hip which is stabilized with large muscle groups.

A) True

B) False

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Question 17:

While seated, the hips themselves should be slightly lower than the thighs to create big space for healthy spinal alignment to have a chance to exist while working.

A) True

B) False

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