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1. PRESENTED BY : Minal chaudhary
MPT 1st year
(Ortho)

2.  Posture is the way that a person sits , stands , walks etc.
 Posture is usually defined as the relative arrangement
of parts of the body.
 Posture is defined as the attitude assumed by the body,
either with support during the muscular activity or a
result of coordinated action performed by a group of
muscles working to maintain stability.

3.  To know about the normal / good / bad posture one
should have a understanding of the mechanics of the
body & its response to stresses & strains imposed on it .
 Posture can either be Inactive posture & Active posture
 Active posture is further divided into Dynamic & Static
Posture
 Dynamic posture is the term used for movement and
activity like walking.
 Static posture is the term used for resting or holding a
position like standing with a minimum amount of
effort.

8. GOOD POSTURE POOR POSTURE
 Is the state of muscular
& skeletal balance
which protects the
supporting structures of
the body against injury
or deformity ,
irrespective of the
attitude ( erect lying
sitting stooping ) in
which the structres are
working or resting
 Is a faulty relationship of
various parts of the body
which produces
increased strain on the
supporting structures &
in which there is less
efficient balance of the
body over its BOS

10.  The characteristics of good posture are ;
1. Head balanced and erect.
2. Chest held high without tension.
3. Abdomen flat.
4. Shoulders back and relaxed.
5. Lower back only slightly curved.
6. Knees straight but not stiff.

12. This is how good posture looks like

13.  There are four common types of poor posture
1. Sway-back posture

14. 2. Forward-head posture

15. 3. Kyphosis

16. 4. Hyperlordosis

18.  POSTURAL FAULT :
It is a posture that deviates from the normal
alignment but has no structural impairment or
limitation
 POSTURAL PAIN SYNDROME :
A postural syndrome is the result of prolonged
postures or positions that can affect joint surfaces,
muscles, or tendons. Pain may be local and
reproducible when end range positions, such as
slouching, are maintained for sustained periods of
time. The pain is usually relived with activity.

19.  POSTURAL DYSFUNCTION :
It implies some sort of adaptive shortening,
scarring, or adherence of connective tissue causing
discomfort.
The cause may be prolonged poor postural habits,
or it may be the result of contracture and adhesions
formed during the healing of tissue after trauma or
surgery .
It is characterized by consistent movement loss and
pain at the end range of movement. When the
patient moves away from end range their pain is
decreased.

23. Why is it important to assess posture ?

24. HOW TO ASSESS POSTURE ?

28.  The key to good posture is the position of the spine.
 The spine has three natural curves - at the neck, mid/upper back, and lower
back.
 The posture plumb line is an imaginary straight line from the top of the head
to the floor.
 Correct posture should maintain these curves, but not increase them. The
head should be above the shoulders, and the top of the shoulder should be
over the hips.
 In an ideal posture, the line of gravity should pass through specific points of
the body. This can simply be observed or evaluated using a plumb line to
assess the midline of the body.
 This line should pass through the lobe of the ear, the shoulder joint, the hip
joint, though the greater trochanter of the femur, then slightly anterior to the
midline of the knee joint and lastly anterior to the lateral malleolus.
 When viewed from either the front or the back, the vertical line passing
through the body's centre of gravity should theoretically bisect the body into
two equal halves, with the bodyweight distributed evenly between the two
feet.

30.  •The patient is instructed to stand still, with
feet shoulder-width apart, face forward, and
arms relaxed to the sides.
 •The patient's posture should be evaluated
from posterior, lateral, and anterior views.
 •The practitioner should have his or her eyes at
the level of the area being evaluated
 The examiner should observe and palpate
where appropriate in all views and levels.

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