STOTT - Postural Assessment Questions
and Answers
Plumb Line - ANSWER-- should be just in front of lateral maleolus
-looking with dominant eye- are any parts in front/ behind plumb line
-head, thorax, pelvis aligned in relation to one another?
Side View (R and L) - ANSWER-1. ankle joints
2. k...
Ankle joints - ANSWER✔✔-- NEUTRAL = 90 degree angle from front of shin to dorsal lateral side of foot
-PLANTAR FLEXED= > 90 degrees
-DORSIFLEXED = < 90 degrees
Knees - ANSWER✔✔--palpate the greater trochantar & align with lateral maleolus (squish bug- should be
in line with pubic bone )
-NEUTRAL = in line
-HYPEREXTENDED = behind
-FLEXED = in front
Hip joints - ANSWER✔✔--palpate ASIS and PSIS (right below back dimples, hinge back to feel)
-walk fingers from ASIS and PSIS to the mid point
-look to see if the midpoint is aligned with the greater trochanter
-NEUTRAL = aligned
-FLEXED= midpoint in front
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