0-12 Months Postures Flashcards
One Month Overview
-reduced effects of physiologic flexion
-Head can lift a little
1 Month Postures: Prone
Prone:
-Less flexion in UE and LE
-more anterior pelvic tilt
-Head can move a little
2 Months Overview
-decreased flx dominance
-increased ext
-Asymmetry
1 Month Posture: Supine
Supine:
-Less flexion in UE and LE
-Symmetric kicking
-UE reaching and hands fisted
-Head turned to one side
1 Month Posture: Pull to Sit
Pull to sit:
-more pronounced head lag due to loss of PFlx
-flx at hips
2 Months Posture: Supported Sitting
Supported Sitting:
-Head bob and flexion throughout
2 Months Posture: Pull to Sit
Pull to Sit:
-Continued head lag and c spine curve
3 Months Postures: Standing
Standing:
-accept weight on feet again
-hips abd
-knees stiff in extension
-Plantar reflex
-automateed walking integrated
3 Months Posture: Prone
Prone:
-UE: inc abd
-LE: hip EXT, flat pelvis, knees flat, feet together
-Head: lift to 90deg
-Trunk: ext
-WB on forearms
3 Months Posture: Supine
Supine:
-UE: hands together in midline
-LE: hip and knee flexion, heels together
-Head: chin tuck
-decreased ATNR
-Head righting to contra side of lean (strongest)
3 Months Posture: Pull to Sit
Pull to sit:
-Asymmetric head lifting; flexors working inconsistently
3 Months Posture: Sitting
Sitting:
-head IN midline; shoulder elevation; cervical ext
-Flexion in trunk, not enough extension
2 Months Posture: Supine
Supine:
-UE: inc ER
-LE: dec hip flx/ABD/ER
-Head: increased rotation (ATNR)
2 Months Posture: Prone
Prone:
-UE: less flx and more shoulder ABD
-LE: pelvis closer to surface
-Head: able to lift 45deg
-WB on elbows, elbows behind shoulders
1 Month Posture: Supported Sitting
Supported Sitting:
-head forward
-C curved spine
2 Months Posture: Standing
Standing:
-does not accept weight; primary standing integrated
-Stepping may be integrated
3 Months Overview
-symmetry and balanced control
-midline orientation of head and eyes
-body awareness
4 Months Overview
-symmetry and balance
-good head control
4 Months Posture: Prone
-scapular adduction w/ trunk extension (WB)
-Hip ext and inc APT
-Head and chest lifted
4 Months Posture: Supine
-reaching above
-hands to knees (PPT)
-head in midline
4 Months Posture: Pull to Sit
-NO head lag
-assists to sit with core
4 Months Posture: Sitting
-Head in midline
-holds head steady
-Hip flx
4 Months Posture: Standing
-takes more weight
-legs may flex or extend
5 Months Overview
-beginning of lateral weight shifts and lateral righting reactions
5 Months Posture: Prone
-extended arm weight bearing
-weight shift to forearms with reaching
-Swimming (LE dissociation)
5 Months Posture: Supine
-reaching fully
-hands to feet, feet to mouth
-pelvic control
-UE and LE dissociation
5 Months Posture: Sidelying
-lateral flexion of head away from floor
-elongation on weight-bearing side
-prep for walking
5 Months Posture: Pull to sit
-no head lag
-inc abdominal control
-holds head in line with body
-Assists with UE
5 Months Posture: Sitting
-head in midline
-propped sitting w/ UE
5 Months Posture: Standing
-may pull to stand
-Hips ABD and ER, PR
-Lumbar lordosis
6 Months Overview
-good head control
-increased control of shoulders
-prone equilibrium reactions
-postural responses
6 Months Postures: Prone
-reach forward weight shift on ext arms
-shoulder stability
-UE ext
-mature swimming (head and trunk lifted/superman)
6 Months Postures: Supine
-chin tuck
-reaching bilat and transfer objects from hand to hand
-asymmetrical rolling
6 Months Postures: Pull to Sit
-chin tuck
-LE flexion
6 Months Postures: Sitting
-unassisted sitting
-back straight
-UE used for reaching
6 Months Postures: Standing
-able to stand holding fingers
-full WB on feet
-can bounce
7 Months Overview
-variety of positions
-very active against gravity
-little time spent in supine
7 Months Postures: Prone
-quadruped (rocking)
-belly crawl
7 Months Postures: Supine
-do not like supine, roll out of it
7 Months Postures: Sitting
-assumes sitting from quadruped
-trunk rotation
7 Months Postures: Sidelying
-plays here
-good lateral righting
7 Months Postures: Standing
-bears full weight with minimal support
-pull to stand
-bounces
8 Months Overview
-moves quickly
-exploration
-plays in supported standing or kneeling
8 Months Posture: Prone
-creeps on hands and knees
-transition to quadruped
8 Months Posture: Sitting
-good trunk ext
-righting reactions
-sitting to quadruped
8 Months Posture: Standing
-pulls to stand through
-rotates trunk over legs
-cruises sideways
-stands with 1 hand held
9 Months Overview
-sitting is versatile during fine motor skills
-crawling
-drive to stand and walk
9 Months Posture: Sitting
-most functional sitting
-may side sit or W sit
9 Months Posture: Kneeling
-hip ext incomplete
-may move into half kneeling
9 Months Posture: Standing and Cruising
-pulls to stand and uses UE
-cruises around furniture
-semi turns
9 Months Posture: Supported Walking
-walks with 2 hands held
-dec LE ABD and ER
10 Months Overview
-exploration and practice of motor skills
-plays in and out games
10 Months Posture: Sitting
-able to long sit
-sitting for stability and easy transitions
10 Months Posture: Standing
-rises through kneeling
-lowers self from standing
-reach w/ 1 hand
10 Months Posture: Supported Walking
-walks with 2 hands held
-starting pelvis rotation and LE stride
-trunk ext
11 Months Overview
-variety of gross motor skills
-beginning independent standing
-enjoys bi-manual activities
11 Months Posture: Sitting
-controlled trunk rotation
-increased hip control
-half kneeling
11 Months Posture: Standing
-standing w/ dec UE
-wide BOS
-Cruises
11 Months Posture: Walking
-UE fixing
-steppage gait and ER
12 Months Overview
-equilibrium reations present in all positions except standing
-all basic motor skills present
12 Months Posture: Sitting
-variety of play
-easily moves in and out of positions
12 Months Posture: Standing
-rising from floor with legs and no UE
-ability to weight shift to 1 leg
12 Months Posture: Squatting
-play in squatting
12 Months Posture: Unsupported Walking
-wide BOS
-trunk ext
-scapular add