Upper Extremity Posture

Question 1

Is good posture common?

Answer 1

No

Question 2

What postures are common? Why is this? What contributes?

Answer 2

Forewarn head and rounded shoulders are common. Caused by sitting in a desk all day looking down at books or computers and texting.

Question 3

Evidence of forward head and shoulders include? (From lateral view)

Answer 3

Chin tucked slightly, mild lordotic curve in cervical and lumbar, mild rounding thoracic curve

Question 4

Without looking at the spine, what signs signify a mild scoliosis?

Answer 4

Uneven level of hips, arm hang, and shoulder/scapula heights

Question 5

SICK scapula stands for…

Answer 5

Scapular malposition
Inferior medial scapular winging
Coracoid tenderness
scapular dysKinesis

Question 6

Causes of postural abnormalities

Answer 6

Injury, hyper/hypomobility, muscle imbalances or weaknesses, congenital, activity (sports or habits)

Question 7

Postural corrections may be done by?

Answer 7

Identifying the structures that are tight or weak.
Make athlete aware of faulty posture.
Correct faulty static/dynamic postures (kinesthetic training)

Question 8

To fix tight structures you should?

Answer 8

Stretch them

Question 9

To fix weak structures you should?

Answer 9

Strengthen them

Question 10

Correct faulty static/dynamic postures by…

Answer 10

Muscle re-education to maintain proper posture
Cues that remind
Biofeedback methods
Repetition

Question 11

What is good posture?

Answer 11

If you draw a line it should pass through the middle of the earlobes, deltoids, hips, and midsole of the foot. They should all be stacked.