Postural Assessment

Front 1

kendall, creary, and provance

Back 1

Front 2

kyphosis-lordosis

Back 2

forward head, increased cervical lordosis, scapula abducted, increased thoracic kyphosis, increased lumbar lordosis, anterior pelvic tilt, kness slightly hyperextended, ankles slighty plantarflexed

Front 3

short and tight muscles in kyphosis-lordosis

Back 3

neck extensors, hip flexors, low back

Front 4

lengthened and weak muscles in kyphosis-lordosis

Back 4

deep neck flexors, hamstings, erector spinae, possibly abdominals

Front 5

sway back

Back 5

forward head, increased cervical lordosis, increased thoracic kyphosis, posterior pelvic tilt, knees slightly hyperextended, ankles neutral

Front 6

short and tight muscles of sway back posture

Back 6

upper abdominals, intercostals, hamstrings

Front 7

lengthened and weak muscles in a sway back posture

Back 7

neck flexors, hip flexors, thoracic extensors, lower abdominals

Front 8

flat back

Back 8

forward head, increased cervical lordosis, decreased kyphosis, decreased lumbar lordosis, posterior pelvic tilt, knees slightly hyperextended, ankles slightly plantarflexed

Front 9

short and tight muscles in flat back posture

Back 9

neck extensors, abdominal, hamstrings

Front 10

lengthened and weak muscles in flat back posture

Back 10

neck flexors, back extensors, hip flexors

Front 11

janda's compensatory patterns

Back 11

lower cross syndrome, upper cross syndrome, pronation distortion syndrome

Front 12

upper cross syndrome

Back 12

rounded shoulders, forward head posture

Front 13

lower crossed syndrom

Back 13

increase lumbar lordosis, increased anterior pelvic tilt

Front 14

pronation distortion syndrome

Back 14

excessive foot pronation (flat feet), excessive foot external rotation, knee flexion, knee internal rotation, adduction

Front 15

normal scapular position

Back 15

between T2-T7, 3 inches from spine, rest against rib cage without observable winging

Front 16

common things to look for when looking at scapular position

Back 16

winged, protracted/abducted, retracted/adducted, elevated, visible muscular differences

Front 17

winged scapular

Back 17

a protrusion of the inferior angle of the scapula, often accompanied by protracted shoulder girdle

Front 18

issues associated with winged scapulae

Back 18

the forward tilt can cause complete shoulder flexion to be restricted, weakness of the serratus anterior of lower traps, weak rhomboids and shortened pec minor

Front 19

protracted scapular

Back 19

shoulders are pulled forward, subscapularis, pec mior, clavicular and sternal heads of the pec major muscles may be short; the traps and rhomboids may be weak if the medial borders of the scapula also protrude slightly from the body

Front 20

retracted scapula

Back 20

shortened/strong rhomboids-middle trap, less common; seen more in military due to stance posture

Front 21

elevated scapula

Back 21

upper traps, levator scapulae are short/tight/active; can accompany rotation; may see differences from right to left

Front 22

factors that influence posture

Back 22

aging, inactivity/sedentary living/reluctance to exercise, poor postural habits, biomechanical compensation (muscle imbalance, adaptive shortening, muscle weakness and instability within the core), body comp, workspace, poor movement technique/execution/training, injury