postural deviations

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What muscles are overactive in lordosis?

  • Hip flexors (iliopsoas, rectus femoris)

  • Erector spinae

  • Lumbar extensors

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What muscles are underactive in lordosis?

  • Abdominals (rectus abdominis, transverse abdominis)

  • Gluteus maximus

  • Hamstrings

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What muscles are overactive in kyphosis?

  • Pectoralis major and minor

  • Upper trapezius

  • Levator scapulae

  • Sternocleidomastoid

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What muscles are underactive in kyphosis?

  • Rhomboids

  • Middle and lower trapezius

  • Posterior deltoids

  • Deep cervical flexors

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What muscles are overactive in flat back?

  • Hamstrings

  • Abdominals (rectus abdominis, external obliques)

  • Upper-back extensors (sometimes)

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What muscles are underactive in flat back?

  • Hip flexors (iliopsoas, rectus femoris)

  • Lumbar extensors (erector spinae)

  • Gluteus maximus

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What muscles are overactive in sway back?

  • Hamstrings

  • Upper fibers of the internal obliques

  • Lumbar extensors

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What muscles are underactive in sway back?

  • Hip flexors (iliopsoas)

  • External obliques

  • Gluteus maximus