posture assessment Flashcards
posture
composition of position all body segements at a time
least amount of muscle tone and minimal load on joints and muscles
impostance of posture
biomechanicals
joint stress
ballance
internal organs
what don’t posture assessments tell
lack of correlation
tells what we see not why ‘limited studies b/w alligment and alteration in move
COM
CENTRE OF MASS
BOS
BASE OF SUPPORT
ground reaction force
force that acts to opose body weight
equal and oposed to the force applied
line of gravity
pass vertical = assess posture
assess posture with line of gravity from anterior
- weight even distributed over 2 feet
- line of gravity bisects the body in 2 half
- check asis and ears and eyes line up
4 BOS should mirror shoulders
assess posture with line of gravity from posterior
- inferior angle of scapula
- vertrbal boarder
- psis
- knee crease
- foot pose
assess posture with line of gravity from lateral
- ear lobes
shoulder joints
middle of trunk
greater trochanter
anterior to lat mallelous
influence on posture hypothesis
genetic predisposition
age/growth/mature
mood/ emotion
pain
pathology
muscular- weakness/ tightness
functional- dominate side- hand/ foot
2 posture assessments
static stand and sit
dynamic move pattern, exercise e.g squat
must be from anterior posterior and lateral
types of postures
ideal
kyphosis lean foward/ lordosis- learn back
flat back
sway back
kyphosis
knees hyper extend
head tilt foward
flat back
tilt forward
extension of spine
straight lubar extend
