Poor Posture
August 21st, 2017
Overview
How to Assess
- Inspect the patient's posture while they are standing, sitting and squatting. Inspect from laterally, anteriorly and posteriorly.
Look For
The relationship between the positions of the head, trunk, upper and lower limbs.- Head & neck - tilt and rotation
- Shoulders - level of shoulders, scapular prominence
- Chest - deformities
- Spine - kyphosis, lordosis and scoliosis
- Pelvis - pelvic tilt
- Legs - angle between thigh and leg (genu valgum / varum)
- Feet - position, pronation
Causes of Poor Posture
- Structural - deformities of the spine, foot and ankle
- Leg Length discrepancy
- Poor foot posture
- Muscular imbalance - habitual poor body position
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