Posture check off

good alignment of feet and knees

pronation of feet and medial rotation of femurs

Pronation of feet and knock knees 

feet good, knees faulty 

supinated feet 

lateral rotation of the legs 

knees, good alignment 

knee flexion, moderate 

knee hyperextension

Good alignment of legs and feet 

Bowlegs

knock knees 

shaoulders and scapulae, good position

scapulae, abducted and slightly elevated 

shoulder depressed, scapula abducted

shoulder elevated, scapula adducted

scapulae, adducted and elevated 

scapulae, abnormal appearance 

abducted scapulae and forward shoulders

abducted and slightly winged scapulae

normal posture

lordotic posture 

kyphotic-lordotic posture 

flat-back posture

faulty plumb alignment posture 

sway back posture

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ideal alignment: post

faulty alignment 1 : post

faulty alignment 2: Post

handedness effect of posture

faulty posture; side and back veiws

ideal ailignment

postural bowlegs

postural knock knees

what is elongated and weak for kyphotic-lordotic posture 

Neck flexors, upper back erector spinae, external oblique

what is elongated and weak for lordotic posture 

Anterior abdominals

what is elongated and weak for flat back posture

one joint hip flexor (iliopsoas) and external obliques

what is elongated and weak for sway back

one hip joint flexors(iliopsoas), external oblique, upper back extensors (traps, erector spinae group, lats, rhomboids), neck flexors (sternocleidomastoid)

short and strong muscles for kyphotic-lordotic posture

neck ectensors (levator scapulae, upper trap, multifidus)

short and strong muscles for sway back posture

hamstrings, upper fibers of internal obliques

short and strong muscles for flat back posture

hamstrings

short and strong muscles for lordotic posture

lower back(erector spinae, quadratus lumborum) and hip flexor muscles 

elongated and weak muscles for pronation of feet and knock knees 

tib posterior, glute med 

Short and strong muscles for pronation of feet and knock knees

gastroc, adductors, hip flexors, soleus

elongated and weak muscles for pronation of feet and medial rotation

tib posterior, glutes, hip external rotators

Short and strong muscles for pronation of feet and medial rotation

gastroc, soleus, hip adductors, fibularis longus and brevis

elongated and weak muscles for supination of feet 

pronator muscles

pronator muscles (tib anterior, fibularis longus and brevis)

Short and strong muscles for supination of feet

supinator muscles( tip post, gastroc, soleus, flexor hallcus longus)

elongated and weak muscles for lateral rotation of legs

glute medius and min, TFL, adductors,

Short and strong muscles for lateral rotation of legs

glute max, sartorius, piriformis, gemelli twins, obturator internus

elongated and weak muscles for bowlegs

hip abductors, quads, glute max

Short and strong muscles for bowlegs 

hamstrings, adductors, deep glute muscles,

elongated and weak muscles for knock knees

hip abductors, hip external rotators 

Short and strong muscles for knock knees

quads, adductors 

elongated and weak muscles for scapulae abducted and slightly elevated

middle and lower trap, rhomboids, serratus anterior, rotator cuff

Short and strong muscles for scapulae abducted and slightly elevated

pec major and minor, levator scapulae, upper trap

elongated and weak muscles for shoulder elevated and scapulae adducted

Lower trapezius, Serratus anterior

Short and strong muscles for shoulder elevated and scapulae adducted

Upper trapezius, Levator scapulae, Rhomboids (major and minor).

elongated and weak muscles for shoulders depressed and scapulae abducted

middle and lower trap, rhomboids, serratus anterior 

Short and strong muscles for shoulders depressed and scapulae abducted

pec minor and major, lats, levator scapulae, upper trap