Postural Analysis

Question 1

What are the two types of muscle imbalance?

Answer 1

tightness and weakness

Question 2

Ectomorph body type

Answer 2

slim and lean physique

Question 3

Endomorph body type

Answer 3

high body fat percent

Question 4

Mesomorph body type

Answer 4

naturally athletic

Question 5

anterior pelvic tilt

Answer 5

hips point down

Question 6

posterior pelvic tilt

Answer 6

hips point up

Question 7

S.I.C.K Scapula

Answer 7

inferior scapular winging, corocoid tenderness, scapular dyskinesis

Question 8

Basic Principles of Posture

Answer 8

1. Unbalanced posture results in undue stress on joints, bones , ligaments , and MUSCLES

2.the position of a joint can tell us wheter a muscle is in a stretched position

3.adaptive shortening can occur in muscles that have remained in a shortened position

4.stretch weakness can occur in muscles that have remained in a stretched position

Question 9

What is the Nocebo effect ?

Answer 9

when negative expectations or beliefs produce negative outcomes in health

Question 10

What are the effects of muscle imbalance?

Answer 10

pain and inflammation
muscle imbalance
impaired movement
faulty motor learning
altered joint forces
joint degeneration

Question 11

what is postural pain really?

Answer 11

abnormal stress on normal tissue

Question 12

What is ideal posture?

Answer 12

line through lateral malleolous
earlobe
shoulder joint
lumbar vert bodies
slight posterior to hip
slightly anterior to knee

Question 13

Couple forces

Answer 13

abs + hamstrings

erector spinae+ sartorious

Question 14

Kyphosis-lordosis posture

Answer 14

forward head
increased lumbar lordosis
excessive thoracic kyphosis

Question 15

Scheurmans kyphosis

Answer 15

common in young men
excessive thoracic kyphosis

Question 16

Flat back

Answer 16

back is flat

may be the result of weak ilipsoas and erector spinae;tight hamstrings and abdominals

Pt. must be careful to avoid postures which further flex the spine

Question 17

Sway back

Answer 17

pelvic posteriorly tilted

upper abs , hamstrings and glutes are tight

hip flexors may be elongated or weak

Question 18

Scoliosis

Answer 18

curve patterns are named by the side they convex on (where the rib hump is)

Question 19

What is the test for scoliosis/

Answer 19

adams forward bending test

Question 20

Genu valgus

Answer 20

knees touching

Question 21

genu varus

Answer 21

feet touching , excessive space between knees

Question 22

kissing patella

Answer 22

patella face each other

Question 23

frog eyed patella

Answer 23

patella face away

Question 24

Femoral retroversion

Answer 24

greater than 15 deg

excessive ER ROM and limited IR ROM

Question 25

femoral anterversion

Answer 25

less than 15 deg

typically have excessive IR ROM and limited ER ROM

Question 26

Normal tibial torsion

Answer 26

13-18 deg

Question 27

IR tibial torsion

Answer 27

less than 13 deg

Question 28

ER tibial torsion

Answer 28

greater than 18 deg

Question 29

Subtalar joint position

Answer 29

foot can be Inverted or everted

Question 30

hallux abductus valgus

Answer 30

bunion on the big toe

Question 31

Haglunds Deformity

Answer 31

a boney growth on the back of heel can cause swelling of the burse that seperates the achilles tendon from skin

caused by shoewear