Posture Supplament Flashcards
What is the ideal alignment of the head?
Neutral position, not tilted forward or back
What is the ideal alignment of the cervical spine?
normal curve, slightly convex anteriorly
What is the ideal alignment of the scapulae?
flat against the upper back
What is the idea alignment of the thoracic spine?
normal curve, slightly convex posteiorly
What is the ideal alignment of the lumbar spine?
normal curve, slightly convex anteriorly
What is the ideal alignment of the Pelvis?
neutral position, anterior superior spines in same vertical plane as symphasis pubis
What is the ideal alignment of the hip joints?
neutral position, neither flexed or extended
What is the ideal alignment of the knee joints?
neutral position, neither flexed not hyperextended
WHat is the ideal alignment of the ankle joint?
neutral position, leg vertical and at right angle to sole of foot
In ideal sagittal alignment, abdominals pull in which direction? Hip flexors pull in which direction?
Abdominal: upward
Hip flexors: downward
In ideal sagittal alignment, back extensors pull in which direction? Hip extensors pull in which direction?
Back: upward
Hip extensors: downward
Abdominals and hip extensors cause which type of pelvic tilt?
Posterior pelvic tilt
Hip flexors and back extensors cause which type of pelvic tilt?
Anterior pelvic tilt
Forward curving of the spine
kyphosis
Kyphosis is often accompanied by what?
posterior pelvic tilt
Kyphosis is usually in which region of the spine?
thoracic
In kyphosis, increased compression of anterior bodies of the vertebrae may cause what?
degenerative osteoarthritic changes
In lordosis, there is an increase in what?
the lumbar sacral angle
Lordosis is often accompanied by what?
anterior pelvic tilt
Which ligaments are stressed in lordosis?
ALL and PLL
What are some problems accompanied by lordosis?
- narrowing of intervertebral foreamen
- compression of nerve roots
- tight hip flexors and weak abdominals
Scoliosis is distortion in which plane?
frontal
Scoliosis affects which spinal regions?
thoracic or lumbar
3 types of scoliosis
Neuromuscular scoliosis
Developmental Scoliosis
Degenerative Scoliosis
