posture lecture

What is posture

A description of overall body position

Is there necessarily one ideal or perfect posture

Maybe, the lecture questions the idea of one ideal or perfect posture

What are the 3 key purposes of postural assessment

Save time, gather baseline, and acquire information

What should not be done during postural assessment

Drawing firm conclusions or assumptions

What are the 5 components of postural assessment

Alignment, Body in motion, Classification, Deviations from typical, and Evaluation of importance

What does A stand for in the ABCDE postural assessment framework

Alignment

What does B stand for in the ABCDE postural assessment framework

Body in motion

What does C stand for in the ABCDE postural assessment framework

Classification

What does D stand for in the ABCDE postural assessment framework

Deviations from typical

What does E stand for in the ABCDE postural assessment framework

Evaluation of importance

What makes up Alignment

Define your anatomical plane and follow the proposed general alignment guidelines

What should you define when assessing Alignment

Your anatomical plane

What guidelines are followed when assessing Alignment

The proposed general alignment guidelines

What makes up Body in Motion

Static vs. dynamic and prolonged vs. infrequent

What is static posture

Posture assessed while the body is relatively still

What is dynamic posture

Posture assessed while the body is in motion

What duration comparison is considered under Body in Motion

Prolonged vs. infrequent

What makes up Classification

Structural or fixed posture and flexible posture

What is structural or fixed posture

A fixed postural presentation

What are examples of structural or fixed posture

True leg length discrepancy and scoliosis

What is flexible posture

A postural presentation that is not structural or fixed

What are examples of flexible posture

Lumbar shift and length-tension or contracture

What makes up Deviations from Typical

Notable asymmetry, deformities, changes in muscle tone, and hypertrophy or atrophy

What should be assessed regarding asymmetry

Notable asymmetry

What should be assessed regarding deformities

Deformities

What should be assessed regarding muscle tone

Changes in muscle tone

What should be assessed regarding muscle size

Hypertrophy or atrophy

What makes up Evaluation of Importance

Magnitude of load or stress, adaptive or maladaptive, time duration or repetition, presence of structural changes in relation to the primary concern, and mobility restrictions due to pathology or age

What should be considered regarding magnitude of load or stress

The magnitude of load or stress associated with the posture

What should be considered regarding adaptive or maladaptive posture

Whether the posture is adaptive or maladaptive

What should be considered regarding time, duration, and repetition

How long, how often, and how repeatedly the posture occurs

What example is given for time, duration, and repetition

Workplace ergonomics

What should be considered regarding structural changes

Presence of structural changes in relation to the primary concern

What should be considered regarding mobility restrictions

Mobility restrictions due to pathology or age

What example is given for mobility restrictions due to pathology or age

Thoracic kyphosis with thoracic compression fractures

What key question should be asked about posture

Is this posture modifiable