CH. 4 Posture

Question 1

What is Primary Spinal Curvature?

Answer 1

• Original, at birth

Question 2

What is Secondary Spinal Curvature?

Answer 2

Develops after birth

Question 3

What are the 4 natural curves of the spine?

Answer 3

1. Cervical
2. Thoracic
3. Lumbar
4. Sacral

Question 4

What is Kyphosis curve?

Answer 4

Natural curve of the thoracic spine

Question 5

What is Lordosis curve?

Answer 5

Natural curve of the lumbar/cervical spine

Question 6

What is a plumb line?

Answer 6

• Weighted line that is attached at ceiling
• can look at different planes and different positions

Question 7

3 Pelvic tilts:

Answer 7

1. Anterior
2. Neutral
3. Posterior

Question 8

What is Lordotic Posture?

Answer 8

• Increased:
  
  • Lumbrosacral angle
  • Lumbar Lordosis
  • Anterior pelvic tilt
  • Hip flexion

Question 9

What is Kypholordotic Posture?

Answer 9

• Forward head
• Cervical spine hyperextended
• Scapulae abducted
• Increased kyphosis of thoracic spine
• Increased lordosis of lumbar spine
• Anteirorly tilted pelvic
• Hip flexed
• Knees slightly hyperextended
• Ankles slightly plantar flexed

Question 10

What is Relax/Slouched posture?

Answer 10

• Swayback
• Anterior shift of pelvis
• Forward head
• Slight extension in cervical
• Increased kyphosis in thoracic spine
• Increased lordosis in lumbar
• Posterior tilt of pelvis
• Hip extension
• Knee hyperextension

Question 11

What is Flat Low-Back Posture?

Answer 11

• Decreased lumbar lordosis
• Decreased lumbosacral angle
• Posteriorly tilted pelvis
• Hips extended

Question 12

4 Head/Neck positions:

Answer 12

1. Forward head
2. Lateral deviation
3. Rotation
4. Increased or decreased lordosis

Question 13

Two types of Scoliosis:

Answer 13

• Structural scoliosis
  
  • Fixed rotation of the vertebrae
  • Posterior rib hump detected on forward bending
  • Vertebral bodies rotate toward the convexity
• Nonstructural scoliosis
  
  • Reversible
  • Leg-length discrepancy, muscle guarding

Question 14

What is Knee Valgus**, **Varus**, and **Recurvatum?

Answer 14

• Valgus
  
  • “knocked knee”
• Varus
  
  • “Bow legged”
• Recurvatum
  
  • Hyperextended

Question 15

What is Hallux Valgus?

Answer 15

• Valgus in the big toe
• Bungions
• Uncomfortable bruises
• Proximal phalanx shifts laterally toward big toe

Question 16

What is Foot Valgus/Varus?

Answer 16

• Posterior view
• Non-WB
• Have someone lay prone and view how foot is positioned.
• Valgus?
• Varus?