Postures Flashcards

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Hyper-Kyphosis

“Kyphotic”

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Humpback or hunchback

Upper spine (thoracic) rearward curvature resulting in a protuberant upper back

Chin juts forward - forward head

Tight - chest muscles and posterior extensor muscles/paraspinals

Weak - spinal extensors/paraspinals, anterior neck flexor muscles

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Hyper-lordosis

“Hyperlordotic”

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Lumbar spine

Increased concavity of lumbar or cervical curve

Forward/anterior pelvic tilt

Lumbar spine is extended, knees may be slightly hyperextended and hip joints are flexed

Tight - hip flexors and erector spinae/paraspinals

Weak - abs, hamstrings, and forefeet (weight back) = Achilles’ tendonitis and hyperextended knees

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Hypo-Lordosis

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Lumbar spine

“Flat back - military posture”

Decreased mobility in torso and decreased hip extension

Tight - hamstrings and glutes

Weak - hip flexors and erector spinae (lower back muscles)

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Sway back

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“Model’s Posture”

Posteriorly titled pelvis that is also anterior in sagittal plane - forces weight into heels, rib cage collapses to keep balance, shoulders rounded, flattened lumbar curve and increased thoracic kyphosis

Tight - hamstrings, pecs and posterior neck and low back muscles/paraspinals

Weak - hip flexors, quadriceps, upper back muscles/paraspinals and anterior neck flexors, weak forefeet (weight back) = Achilles tendinitis

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Hyper Kyphotic

What to strengthen?

What to stretch?

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Hunchback

Strengthen: abs as support for the lumbar region, spinal extensor/paraspinals

Stretch: pecs/chest muscles in all it’s fiber directions

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Hyper- Lordosis

What to strengthen and stretch?

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Increased con cavity of lumbar spine or cervical curve accompanied by forward/anterior pelvic tilt

Strengthen: abs, adductors, intrinsic muscles of foot, hamstrings, latissimus

Stretch: quads, psoas, and lower back

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Sway back

What to strengthen and what to stretch?

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Strengthen: hip flexors, traps, intrinsic muscles of foot, rhomboids

Stretch: hamstrings and pecs

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Hypo Lordosis

What to strengthen and what to stretch?

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Strengthen: hip flexors, back extensors and abdominals

Stretch: hamstrings, glutes and piriformis

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Scoliosis

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Lateral curvature of the spine

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