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12 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
- 3rd side (hint)
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3 Body Types by Sheldon |
Endomorphic - soft and round
Mesomorphic - medium
Ectomorphic - gaunt and lithe |
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Lateral View Posture Alignment |
Head - ear lobe Shoulder - acromion Hip - greater trochanter Knee - posterior to patella Foot - anterior to lateral mallelous |
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Posterior View Posture Alignment |
Head - occipital protuberance Spine - C7 Hips - cleft of buttocks Knees - midway between heels |
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Kyphosis |
Posterior, convex curve of the spine (thoracic and sacral) |
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Lordosis |
Anterior concave curve of the spine. Abnormal lordosis can be tested for by the supine Thomas test, and can be caused by tight hip flexors |
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Scoliosis |
Lateral curvature of the spine. Can be tested for by a forward flexion test |
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Forward Head & Rounded shoulders |
Postural deformity caused by tight pectoralis minor. Causes the cervical spine to straighten |
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Scapular Winging |
Shoulder blade separates from scapulothoracic articulation "joint". Caused by a weak Serratus Anterior or damage to the long thoracic nerve |
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Buffalo's Hump |
A lipoma behind the neck |
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Dowager's Hump |
Compression of thoracic vertebrae due to osteoporosis leads to forward bending of the spine and creates a hump at the upper back |
Grandma's kyphosis |
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Protruded Abdomen |
Abdomen hangs over hips due to weak abdominal muscles. Test with Leg Raise and Leg Lowering tests |
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Structural knee deformities |
Genu Recurvatum - hyperextended Genu Valgum - knock knees Genu Varum - Bow legs |
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