Posture

Question 1

Postural control is dependent on:

Answer 1

1. CNS
2. Visual System
3. Vestibular System
4. MSS

Question 2

Posture

Answer 2

Ability to maintain stability of the body in response to forces that threaten to disturb it’s equilibrium

Question 3

Goals of Postural Control

Answer 3

1. Control body’s orientation in space
2. Maintain body’s CoM over the BoS
3. Stabilize head = eyes level

Question 4

Fixed Support Strategies for Maintaining Posture

Answer 4

Muscles contract to resist continuous balance loss

= body is “righting” itself

Question 5

Posture Therapy/Restoration Methods

Answer 5

-Brace
-Surgery - spine fusion (stainless steel rods,
hooks and bone graft)
-Posture exercises