Posture Flashcards
What is the type of standing posture represented in the picture?
Lordosis
What is the type of standing posture represented in the picture?
Kyphosis
What is the type of standing posture represented in the picture?
Flat Back
What is the type of standing posture represented in the picture?
Sway back
What is the type of standing posture represented in the picture?
Scoliosis
Name 3 muscles commonly elongated and weak. Lordosis
Anterior abdominals
Small muscles of lumbar spine (multifidus, rotators)
Lower and middle trapezius
Name 3 muscles commonly short and strong. Lordosis
Lumbar erector spinae
Hip flexors
Upper trapezius
Which other joints can be affected? Lordosis
Lumbar spine
Pelvic joint
Hip joints
Thoracic spine
Scapulothoracic joints
Glenohumeral joints
Cervical spine
Atlanto-occipital joints
Temporomandibular joints
Name 3 muscles commonly elongated and weak. Kyphosis
Neck flexors
Upper erector spinae
External obliques
Name 3 muscles commonly short and strong. Kyphosis
Neck extensors
Hip flexors
Upper abdominal muscles
Which other joints can be affected? Kyphosis
Thoracic spine
Scapulothoracic joints
Glenohumeral joints
Name 3 muscles commonly elongated and weak. Sway back
Hip flexor
External obliques
Lower thoracic extensors
Name 3 muscles commonly short and strong. Sway back
Hamstrings
Hip extensors
Upper fibers of internal obliques
Which other joints can be affected? Sway back
Lumbar spine
Pelvic joints
Thoracic spine
Hip joints
Scapulothoracic joints
Glenohumeral joints
Cervical spine
Atlanto-occipital joints
Temporomandibular joints
Name 3 muscles commonly elongated and weak. Flat back
Hip flexor
Lumbar extensors
Multifidus, rotatores
Name 3 muscles commonly short and strong. Flat back
Hamstrings
Abdominals may be strong with back muscles slightly elongated
Hip extensors
Which other joints can be affected? Flat back
Lumbar spine
Pelvic joints
Scapulothoracic joints (?)
Thoracic spine (?)
Cervical spine (?)
Name 3 muscles commonly elongated and weak. Scoliosis
Muscles on the convex side
Hip abductor muscles on concave side
Foot pronator muscles on concave side
Name 3 muscles commonly short and strong. Scoliosis
Muscles on concave side
Hip adductors on convex side
Foot supinator on short side
Which other joints can be affected? Scoliosis
Lumbar spine
Thoracic spine
Pelvic joints
Hip joints
Foot joints
Scapulothoracic joints
Glenohumeral joints
Cervical spine (torticollis)
Atlanto-occipital joints
Temporomandibular joints
At the thoracic level, on which side is the concavity? On which side is the convexity?
Right concavity
Left convexity
Name the different body landmarks where the gravity lines pass in the SAGITTAL plane
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
Name the different body landmarks where the gravity lines pass in the FRONTAL plane
Symmetrically between two feet
Through the umbilicus
Through the xiphoid process
Through the chin and nose
Between the eyes
What is happening to the anti-gravity muscles in a balanced erect posture?
Balanced posture of the body reduces the work done by the muscles in maintaining it in an erect posture
Name the different types of standing posture
Lordosis
Sway back
Kyphosis
Scoliosis
Flat back
Name three potential health problem of bad posture
Misalignment of musculoskeletal system
Cause neck, shoulder, and back pain
Decrease flexibility
Affect how well joints move
Explain the difference between static and dynamic posture
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
Name the different body landmarks where the gravity lines pass in ideal posture
Mastoid process of temporal bone
Anterior to S2
Slightly posterior to the hip
Slightly anterior to the knee and ankle
