postural analysis

Question 1

list

Answer 1

overall tendency to favor their right or left

Question 2

lean

Answer 2

regional tendency to break from an established baseline vertical

Question 3

value of postural analysis

Answer 3

educates patient about postural distortions (may be the result of VSC) and imbalances, indicates area of biomechanical stress, insightful as to where VSC can be CHRONIC (Kinesiopathology), explains visually and logically the muscular causes of pain, indicator of pathology

Question 4

anthropometry refers to

Answer 4

the measurement of the human individual

Question 5

anterior view consists of

Answer 5

global list, head tilt, and thoracic tilt

Question 6

global list - points of reference (anterior view)

Answer 6

sternum - baseline

Question 7

head tilt - points of reference

Answer 7

glabella - nose - chin

Question 8

thoracic tilt - points of reference

Answer 8

acromioclavicular joints - parallel grid line

Question 9

shoulder separation can interfere with which postural observation?

Answer 9

thoracic tilt

Question 10

lateral view consists of

Answer 10

global list, head carriage, thoracic kyphosis, thoracic rotation, lumbar lordosis

Question 11

global list - reference points (lateral view)

Answer 11

AC - baseline/midfoot

Question 12

head carriage - reference points

Answer 12

external acoustic meatus - AC

Question 13

thoracic kyphosis detection

Answer 13

“rounded back appearance”

Question 14

lumbar lordosis detection

Answer 14

“swayback”

Question 15

thoracic kyphosis can be caused by:

Answer 15

osteoporotic compression fractures, injury (trauma), endocrine diseases, CT disorders, infection (tuberculosis), muscular dystrophy, polio, spina bidifa, tumors

Question 16

symptoms of thoracic kyphosis

Answer 16

difficulty breathing (in severe cases), fatigue, mild back pain, round back appearance, tenderness and stiffness in the spine

Question 17

lumbar lordosis can be caused by

Answer 17

chronic poor posture (muscle imbalance), injury (facet syndrome), ricketts (in children), abdominal visceral adiposity, pregnancy, degenerative disease

Question 18

posterior view consists of

Answer 18

head rotation, head translation, scoliosis, pelvic tilt, pelvic rotation

Question 19

points of reference for evaluating head rotation

Answer 19

facial prominence (jaw or cheek)

Question 20

points of reference for evaluating head translation

Answer 20

EOP - VP

Question 21

points of reference for evaluating scoliosis

Answer 21

spinous processes and scapulae

Question 22

points of reference for evaluating pelvic tilt

Answer 22

iliac crests - PSIS’s

Question 23

points of reference for evaluating pelvic rotation

Answer 23

gluteal prominence

Question 24

congenital scoliosis

Answer 24

due to vertebral malformation or fused ribs during development

Question 25

neuromuscular scoliosis

Answer 25

caused by poor muscle tone, or paralysis due to disease such as cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, spina bidifa, or polio

Question 26

idiopathic scoliosis is most common in

Answer 26

adolescents

Question 27

scoliosis in most cases occurs in which gender?

Answer 27

girls

Question 28

symptoms of scoliosis

Answer 28

difficulty breathing/compromised capacity, fatigue, mild back pain, altered curvatures, tenderness and stiffness in the spine, compromised visceral function

Question 29

detection of scoliosis

Answer 29

scoliometer

Question 30

procedure for using scoliometer

Answer 30

have patient bend forward, place scoliometer over mid-thoracic area, slightly below end of scapula and record degree measure. repeat scoliometer reading over mid-lumbar area (2 inches above iliac crest) and record degree measure

Question 31

what is indicative of scoliosis?

Answer 31

cobb angle GREATER than 10 degrees on x-ray