STOTT pilates- Postural alignment CORRECT QUESTIONS & ANSWERS!!

STOTT pilates- Postural alignment CORRECT
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS!!

What are the four types of postural alignment? - ANSWER Ideal, kyphosis-lordosis, flat-back, sway-back
postures



What should the cervical spine look like in neutral alignment? - ANSWER Normal curve, slightly convex
anteriorly



What should the thoracic spine look like in ideal alignment? - ANSWER Normal curve, slightly convex
posteriorly



What should the lumbar spine look like in ideal alignment? - ANSWER Normal curve, slightly convex
anteriorly



What muscles are short and strong in the kyphosis-lordosis posture? - ANSWER Neck extensors and hip
flexors. Low back is strong and may or may not become short



What muscles are elongated or weak in the kyphosis- lordosis posture? - ANSWER Neck flexors, upper
back. Erector spinae, external oblique. Hamstrings are slightly elongated but may or may not be weak.



What is the cervical spine like in the sway- back posture? - ANSWER Slightly extended




What are ankle joints like in the sway-back posture? - ANSWER Neutral- knee joint hyperextension
usually results in plantar flexion of the ankle joint but that does not occur here because of anterior
deviation of the pelvis and thighs



What muscles are short and strong in the sway-back posture? - ANSWER Hamstrings, upper fibres of
internal oblique.