Muscle Imbalances and Deviations - Part 1 Flashcards
What muscles do you work on reducing Kyphosis-Lordosis postures?
- Neck Flexors
- Upper-Back Extensor
- Scapular Stabilizers
- External Obliques
What muscles do you work on reducing Flat-Back Posture?
- Neck Flexors
- Lumbar Extensors
- Iliopsoas Major
- Internal Oblique
What muscles do you work on reducing sway-back posture?
- Neck Flexors
- Upper-Back Extensors
- External Oblique
- Rectus Femoris
- Iliopsoas Major
What muscle imbalances are causing subtalar joint supination?
- External Rotation (Knees move outward)
- Ankle supination (Inversion of the foot)
What muscle imbalances are causing subtalar join pronation?
Internal Rotation (Knee Moves Inward) Ankle Pronation (Eversion of the foot)
What is the right hip adduction?
Progressively lengthens and weakens the right abductors
What is the left hip adduction?
Progressively lengthens and weakens the left abductors
When observing the shoulder positions, what muscles are causing the shoulders to not level?
Upper Trapezius, Levator Scapula, Rhomboids.
Plane of view: Frontal
What is Protracted (Forward, Rounded)
Natural amount of “shrugging” inward.
Serratus Anterior, Anterior Scapulo-Humeral Muscles, Upper Trapezius
Plane of view: Sagittal
What is Winged Scapula?
Serratus Anterior is lengthened.
What muscle imbalances are causing Medially Rotated Humerus?
Pectoralis major, Latissimus dorsi (shoulder adductors), Subscapularis
Palms face backwar instead of sides
When a posterior pelvic tilt is determined, which muscles are suspected to be tight?
- Rectus Abdominis
- Hamstrings
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What muscle do you suspect to be tight when observing a forward-head position?
- Cervical Spine Extensors
- Upper Trapezius
- Levator Scapulae
Plane of view: Saggital
What muscles do you suspect to be tight when observing kyphosis and depressed chest?
- Shoulder Adductors
- Pectoralis Minor
- Rectus Abdominis
- Internal Oblique
Plane of view: Sagittal
When an anterior pelvic tilt is determined, which muscles should you aim to strengthen through restorative exercise?
Rectus Abdominis and Hamstrings
When an imbalance is determined it is important to strengthen the muscles opposing the action that is occurring. In the case of an anterior pelvic tilt, these muscles are the rectus abdominis and the hamstrings.
When an anterior pelvic tilt is determined, which muscles are suspected to be tight?
Hip Flexors and Erector Spinae
When a posterior pelvic tilt is determined, which muscles should you aim to strengthen through restorative exercise?
Hip Flexors and Erector Spinae
Tight hip adductors and weak gluteus medius muscles can lead to which compensation?
Knees moving inward
_________ is usually tight with scapular protraction is usually lengthened with scapular winging.
Serratus Anterior
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What muscles do you suspect to be tight when observing a medially rotated humerus?
Pectoralis major and latissimus dorsi (shoulder adductors), subscapularis
Plane of view: Frontal
What muscles do you expect to be tight if you’re observing an asymmetry to midline?
Lateral Truck Flexors (flexed side)
Plane of view: Frontal
When observing an anterior pelvic tilt, what muscles do you suspect to be lengthened?
Hamstrings
Rectus Abdominis
