week 9: posture to balance Flashcards
Plumb line view from side:
________ to mastoid process
through ________ acromion process
________ to hip joint
_________ to knee
________ to lateral malleolus
anterior to mastoid
through anterior acromion process
posterior to hip jt
anterior to knee
anterior to lateral malleolus
what is this?
swayback
what is this?
right side lean
upper quarter cross syndrome:
what is tight?
what is weak?
tight upper traps and levator, tight pectoralis
weak rhomboids, low and mid traps, serratus anterior, deep neck flexors
T or F: spine should have some thoracic kyphosis and some lumbar lordosis
T!
What is this?
flat back posture
what is this?
sway back
what is this?
kyphotic-lordotic posture
increased cervical forward head leads to what?
increased compressive forces on anterior, lower cervical, and posterior facets
levator scapulae shortening
shoulder protraction
sway back is _______ kyphosis and _________ lordosis
increased kyphosis and decreased lordosis
swayback causes:
_____ hip extensors
_____ hip flexors or lower abdominals
generalized _______ strength
genu ________
________ pelvic tilt
tight hip extensors
weak hip flexors
generalized decreased strength
genu recurvatum
posterior pelvic tilt
lordosis:
______ hip flexors and/or back extensors
_______ pelvic tilt
increased _____ forces on lumbar vertebrae
increased ______ forces on lumbar facets
________ of anterior spinal ligaments
tight hip flexors/ back extensors
anterior pelvic tilt
increased shear forces lumbar vertebrae
increased compression forces on lumbar facets
elongation of anterior spinal ligaments
flatback:
_______ kyphosis and _______ lordosis
______ head, _______ pelvic tilt, knee _____
______ hip extensors
______ hip flexors and back extensors
decreases kyphosis and decreased lordosis
forward head, posterior pelvic tilt, knee flexion
tight hip extensors
weak hip flexors and back extensors
postural sway, AP sway is ___ mm in quiet stance
5-7 mm
postural sway, ML sway is ___ mm in quiet stance
3-4 mm
what causes postural sway?
high COM and small BOS in standing
in sway, what is the body pivoting about?
ankle joint
in sitting, proper posture looks like
lordosis _______
hips _____ than knees
feet on the ground
lordosis preserved
hips higher than the knees
what causes a posterior pelvic tilt in sitting?
short hamstrings
in sitting, if the chair is too high it leads to
pressure on posterior thighs