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14 Cards in this Set
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Posture |
Attitude assumed by the body either with support during muscular inactivity, or by means of the coordinated action of the muscles |
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Inactive posture |
Make minimal demands upon the muscle, allowing relaxation to maintain its essential body functions, minimal to no contractions at all, ex: laying down sleeping |
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Active posture |
Integration action of many muscles |
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Static active posture |
Constant pattern of posture is maintained by interaction of groups of muscles which work more or less statically to stabilize the joints; Ex: sitting down/reading |
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Dynamic active posture |
Required to form an efficient basis for movement. Ex: running posture |
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Good posture |
Maximum efficiency and minimum effort |
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Erect postures |
The alignment of specific body parts of the body usually leads to perfect balance of one segment upon another |
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Bad posture |
Unnecessary amount of muscular effort, faulty alignment of body segments in the erect position |
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Fundamental position |
Also called as starting position, static contraction of muscles |
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Standing |
Most difficult of the fundamental positions to maintain, the whole body must be balanced and stabilize in correct alignment; this shouldn't be done with patients who have weakness in trunk, hips, knees, and ankle |
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Sitting |
Thighs are fully supported, comfortable and very stable patient with poor balance and weak low extremity, non weight bearing knee and foot exercise can be performed |
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Lying |
Supine; easiest fundamental position that the body can be completely supported. Advisable for patients with spine deformities but not with respiratory and heart conditions |
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Kneeling |
Center of gravity is lower so more stable; train control of hip joints and lower trunk for standing position; good for patients with weak leg muscle |
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Hanging |
Strength and body weight are well balanced, good for patients with normal muscle strength of upper extremities; thorax is fixed in the inspiratory position; unsuitable for patients who suffers from cardiac and respiratory conditions; stimulating for children |
