Postural Syndromes
What is a postural syndrome characterized by flat feet, knee valgus, and internally rotated hips?
Pes Planus Distortion Syndrome.
What is a static postural assessment?
Answer: An assessment providing insight into deviations from optimal alignment while standing.
An assessment providing insight into deviations from optimal alignment while standing.
What are the kinetic chain checkpoints?
Foot/ankle, knees, lumbo-pelvic-hip complex, shoulders, and head.
Define "overactive."
When a muscle is held in a chronic state of contraction due to elevated neural drive.
What does "anterior" refer to?
The front of the body.
This syndrome is characterized by anterior pelvic tilt and excessive lumbar lordosis.
Lower Crossed Syndrome.
What is a movement assessment also called?
Dynamic postural assessment.
Define "knee valgus."
Knees collapse inward, also known as medial knee displacement or genu valgum.
Define "underactive."
When a muscle experiences neural inhibition and limited neuromuscular recruitment.
Define "posterior."
The back of the body.
What term describes a forward head and protracted shoulders?
Upper Crossed Syndrome.
What do static postural assessments reveal?
Deviations from optimal alignment of the body in a motionless state.
What is anterior pelvic tilt?
Excessive forward rotation of the pelvis resulting in greater lumbar lordosis.
What is a muscle imbalance?
When muscles on either side of a joint have altered length-tension relationships.
What is mobility?
Optimal flexibility and joint range of motion.
Define "Pes Planus."
Collapsed arch of the foot; also known as flat feet.
Define "dynamic posture."
Alignment of the body while in motion.
What is knee varus also known as?
Genu varum.
Name two examples of movement impairments caused by muscle imbalances.
Knee valgus and anterior pelvic tilt.
What is a performance assessment?
Assessments used to measure overall strength, muscular endurance, power, and agility.
What are the common characteristics of Lower Crossed Syndrome?
Anterior pelvic tilt and excessive lordosis of the lumbar spine.
What is optimal movement?
Moving in a biomechanically efficient manner to maximize muscle recruitment and minimize injury risk.
What is the significance of kinetic chain checkpoints?
They help monitor alignment during movement assessments and exercises.
What strategies correct muscle imbalances?
Stretching overactive muscles and strengthening underactive muscles.
What does "lordotic" describe?
The normal curvature of the cervical and lumbar spine regions.