RT Book, Section
A1 Starkey, Chad
A1 Brown, Sara D.
SR Print(0)
ID 1162785010
T1 Assessment of Posture
T2 Orthopedic and Athletic Injury Examination Handbook, 3e
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB F. A. Davis Company
PP New York, NY
SN 9780803639195
LK fadavisat.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1162785010
RD 2024/10/11
AB Table  Graphic  Jump  LocationTable  3-1Factors  Influencing  PostureView  Table||Download  (.pdf)Table  3-1Factors  Influencing  PostureFactorExampleNeurologic  PathologyWinging  of  the  scapula  secondary  to  inhibition  of  the  long  thoracic  nerveMuscle  ImbalancesIncreased  pelvic  angles  secondary  to  weak  abdominal  musclesHypermobile  JointsGenu  recurvatumHypomobile  JointsFlexion  contractureDecreased  Muscle  ExtensibilityDecreased  pelvic  angles  secondary  to  tightness  of  the  hamstring  musclesBony  AbnormalitiesToe  in  or  toe  out  posture  secondary  to  internal  or  external  tibial  torsionLeg-Length  DiscrepanciesFunctional  scoliosisPainAntalgic  posture  (e.g.,  side  bending  cervical  spine  to  decrease  compression  on  a  nerve  root)Lack  of  Postural  AwarenessAcquired  bad  habits  (e.g.,  slouching  in  chair)