Postural analysis is a process that analyzes a person's posture, balance, alignment, asymmetries, and motion. It can help workers understand how their posture may impact musculoskeletal health, well-being, and productivity. The document then discusses different body types, provides diagrams labeling key anatomical landmarks seen from the anterior, lateral, and posterior views, and defines common postural deviations like scoliosis.

1. POSTURAL ANALYSIS

2. What is Postural Analysis?
 It is a process analyzing your posture, balance,
alignment, asymmetries and motion.
 Postural analysis is suitable for all workers with an
interest in ways their posture may be having an
impact on their musculoskeletal health and
wellbeing, as well as their overall productivity at
work.

3. Body Type
- It is possible to classify body types in various shapes. One of them;
ectomorphic, mesomorphic, and endomorphic body shape.
a) Ectomorphic: The nervous system comes from the word ectoderm where
the skin and special sensory organs are formed. Thin, long-type, light-skinned,
forearms are long, weak and strong.
b) Mesomorphic: derives from the word mesoderm originating from muscle,
bone, heart and blood vessels. The body is square type, and wide as a whole,
the skin is thick.
c) Endomorphic: originates from the word endoderm originating from the
digestive system. The body is in the form of a sphere. They are easily obese,
their muscles are not too strong, the limbs are short and thin to the tip.

5. GRID CHART

6. ANTERIOR VIEW
ASIS – Anterior Superior Iliac
Spine
The sternum is a long, flat bone
that’s located in the middle of
your chest.

7. Patella is located at the
front of the knee joint –
where the femur and
tibia meet.
Iliac crest is the curved
part located at the top
of the hip.
Malleoli is the bony knobs
on the inside and outside of
the ankle.

8. LATERAL VIEW
Mastoid Process
Acromion
Greater
Trochanter
Knee Joint
Lateral
Malleolus
Mastoid Process
Acromion
Greater
Trochanter
Knee Joint
Lateral
Malleolus

9. The mastoid process The acromion is a
is located just behind continuum of the
the ear. spine.
The greater trochanter is located at the
top of the thighbone and is prominent
widest part of the hip.

10. The knee joint is located between
the end of the femur and the top of
the tibia.

11. POSTERIOR VIEW
Upper cervical
Cervical thoracic
junction
Mid thoracic
Mid lumber
Low thoracic
Thoracolumbar
junction
PSIs - Posterior
superior iliac
spine
Scapula spine
Inferior angle
Knee creases

12. Upper cervical
Cervical thoracic
junction
Mid thoracic
Low thoracic
Thoracolumbar
junction
Mid lumber

14. Scoliosis is where the
spine twists and curves
to the side.

15. ANTERIOR VIEW

21. Iliac crest is the curved
part located at the top of
the hip.

22. Patella is located at the front of
the knee joint – where the femur
and tibia meet.
Maleolli is the
bony knobs on
the inside and
outside of the
ankle.

23. LATERAL VIEW

27. POSTERIOR VIEW
Scapula is a flat triangular
bone located at the back of
the trunk.