What are the four types of postural alignment?
-:- Ideal, kyphosis-lordosis, flat-back, sway-back postures
What should the cervical spine look like in neutral alignment?
-:- Normal curve, slightly convex anteriorly
What should the thoracic spine look like in ideal alignment?
-:- Normal curv...
What is the cervical spine like in the sway- back posture?
✓ -:- Slightly extended
What is the thoracic spine like in the sway-back posture?
✓ -:- Increased flexion (long kypohosis) with posterior displacement of the upper trunk
What is the lumbar spine like in the sway-back posture?
✓ -:- Flexion, flattening of the low lumbar area
Pelvis position in sway-back posture?
✓ -:- Posterior Tilt
What are hips like in sway-back posture?
✓ -:- Hyperextended with anterior displacement of the pelvis
What are knee joints like in sway-back posture?
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