Lecture 4: Developmental Positions

Question 1

What is this?

Answer 1

Ring sitting

Increases base of support

Question 2

What is this and what limits it?

Answer 2

Long sitting

HS tightness limits

Question 3

What is this?

Answer 3

Tailor sit (criss cross)

Question 4

What is this?

Answer 4

Side sitting
* Core strength
* Balance
* Flexibility (bone structure/muscle length)

Question 5

what is this?

Answer 5

Short kneel
* Bottom has to be on heels
* Quad flexibility limits

Question 6

What is this?

Answer 6

Tall kneel
* NOTE: we don’t want anyone kneeling w/ joint pain

Question 7

What is this?
* limited by what?

Answer 7

Half kneel
* DF to neutral (0 or 90)
* Hip stability
* Balance

Question 8

What position is this?
* Limited by

Answer 8

Quadruped
* Wrist extension (can go on fists)
* Core strength

Question 9

What is this?
* Limits?

Answer 9

Plantigrade/Bear stand

Hamstring/gastroc tightness

Question 10

What is this?
* Limitations
* Reasons it can be bad

Answer 10

W-Sit
* Pressure on ligaments (can’t unstretch a ligament - not considered functional for adults) - can lead to ACL tears
* normal developmental position for kids (helps develop hip sockets [wolfs law])
* Bad if it is the only position the child sits in (its very stable for the kid so the kid likes it)
* Bad if they can’t get in and out of other positions w/o transfering through W sitting (need to be able to do other positions)
* If they have tone issues than its not great (low tone or high tone)
* If its perfurred position after age 3 were worried (an 8 year old should not live in w sitting)