Posture

Question 1

What is the type of standing posture represented in the picture?

Answer 1

Lordosis

Question 2

What is the type of standing posture represented in the picture?

Answer 2

Kyphosis

Question 3

What is the type of standing posture represented in the picture?

Answer 3

Flat Back

Question 4

What is the type of standing posture represented in the picture?

Answer 4

Sway back

Question 5

What is the type of standing posture represented in the picture?

Answer 5

Scoliosis

Question 6

Name 3 muscles commonly elongated and weak. Lordosis

Answer 6

Anterior abdominals
Small muscles of lumbar spine (multifidus, rotators)
Lower and middle trapezius

Question 7

Name 3 muscles commonly short and strong. Lordosis

Answer 7

Lumbar erector spinae
Hip flexors
Upper trapezius

Question 8

Which other joints can be affected? Lordosis

Answer 8

Lumbar spine
Pelvic joint
Hip joints
Thoracic spine
Scapulothoracic joints
Glenohumeral joints
Cervical spine
Atlanto-occipital joints
Temporomandibular joints

Question 9

Name 3 muscles commonly elongated and weak. Kyphosis

Answer 9

Neck flexors
Upper erector spinae
External obliques

Question 10

Name 3 muscles commonly short and strong. Kyphosis

Answer 10

Neck extensors
Hip flexors
Upper abdominal muscles

Question 11

Which other joints can be affected? Kyphosis

Answer 11

Thoracic spine
Scapulothoracic joints
Glenohumeral joints

Question 12

Name 3 muscles commonly elongated and weak. Sway back

Answer 12

Hip flexor
External obliques
Lower thoracic extensors

Question 13

Name 3 muscles commonly short and strong. Sway back

Answer 13

Hamstrings
Hip extensors
Upper fibers of internal obliques

Question 14

Which other joints can be affected? Sway back

Answer 14

Lumbar spine
Pelvic joints
Thoracic spine
Hip joints
Scapulothoracic joints
Glenohumeral joints
Cervical spine
Atlanto-occipital joints
Temporomandibular joints

Question 15

Name 3 muscles commonly elongated and weak. Flat back

Answer 15

Hip flexor
Lumbar extensors
Multifidus, rotatores

Question 16

Name 3 muscles commonly short and strong. Flat back

Answer 16

Hamstrings
Abdominals may be strong with back muscles slightly elongated
Hip extensors

Question 17

Which other joints can be affected? Flat back

Answer 17

Lumbar spine
Pelvic joints
Scapulothoracic joints (?)
Thoracic spine (?)
Cervical spine (?)

Question 18

Name 3 muscles commonly elongated and weak. Scoliosis

Answer 18

Muscles on the convex side
Hip abductor muscles on concave side
Foot pronator muscles on concave side

Question 19

Name 3 muscles commonly short and strong. Scoliosis

Answer 19

Muscles on concave side
Hip adductors on convex side
Foot supinator on short side

Question 20

Which other joints can be affected? Scoliosis

Answer 20

Lumbar spine
Thoracic spine
Pelvic joints
Hip joints
Foot joints
Scapulothoracic joints
Glenohumeral joints
Cervical spine (torticollis)
Atlanto-occipital joints
Temporomandibular joints

Question 21

At the thoracic level, on which side is the concavity? On which side is the convexity?

Answer 21

Right concavity
Left convexity

Question 22

Name the different body landmarks where the gravity lines pass in the SAGITTAL plane

Answer 22

Forward of ankle
Through or forward of the knee
Through of behind the hip (common hip axis)
Behind or through thoracic spine
Through acromium
Through or forward of atlanto-occipital

Question 23

Name the different body landmarks where the gravity lines pass in the FRONTAL plane

Answer 23

Symmetrically between two feet
Through the umbilicus
Through the xiphoid process
Through the chin and nose
Between the eyes

Question 24

What is happening to the anti-gravity muscles in a balanced erect posture?

Answer 24

Balanced posture of the body reduces the work done by the muscles in maintaining it in an erect posture

Question 25

Name the different types of standing posture

Answer 25

Lordosis
Sway back
Kyphosis
Scoliosis
Flat back

Question 26

Name three potential health problem of bad posture

Answer 26

Misalignment of musculoskeletal system
Cause neck, shoulder, and back pain
Decrease flexibility
Affect how well joints move

Question 27

Explain the difference between static and dynamic posture

Answer 27

Static posture:

• Body and its segments are aligned and maintained in certain positions
• How you hold yourself when you are not moving Sitting, standing, or sleeping
• Usually achieved by co-ordination and interaction of various muscle groups which are working statically to counteract gravity and other forces

Dynamic posture:

• Postures in which the body or its segment are moving
• How you hold yourself when you are moving
• Like walking, running, or bending over to pick up something
• Usually required to form an efficient basis for movement. Muscles and non- contractile structures have to work to adapt to changing circumstances

Question 28

Name the different body landmarks where the gravity lines pass in ideal posture

Answer 28

Mastoid process of temporal bone
Anterior to S2
Slightly posterior to the hip
Slightly anterior to the knee and ankle