Posture

Question 1

Define posture, in terms of the ideal postural alignment

Answer 1

Ideal posture indicates a correct and balanced alignment of the body’s segments such that the least amount of energy is required to maintain a desired position. The benefit of achieving this ideal position would be that the least amount of stress is placed on the body’s tissues during normal function

Question 2

List, in order, the four (4) curves of the adult spine, giving the Region, Type and Direction of curvature.

Answer 2

Cervical Lordosis, posterior facing concave
Thoracic Kyphosis, posterior facing convex
Lumbar Lordosis, posterior facing concave
Sacral Kyphosis, posterior facing convex

Question 3

Fill in the missing words relating to the Line of Gravity.
Through the external Auditory Meatus, through the ………… process of the ………….. Midway through………….. …………. Through bodies of the lumbar vertebrae and sacral promontary……………. ……….. to the hip joint, ………….. ……………. to the knee joint …………… …………………. to the lateral malleolus and through the calcaneocuboid joint.

Answer 3

Through the external Auditory Meatus, through the Mastoid process of the skull Midway through shoulder joint (or trunk). Through bodies of the lumbar vertebrae and sacral promontary slightly posterior to the hip joint, slightly anterior to the knee joint, slightly anterior to the lateral malleolus and through the calcaneocuboid joint.