STOTT pilates- Postural alignment exam with complete solution graded A+

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 curve, slightly convex posteriorly What should the lumbar spine look like in ideal alignment? - Normal curve, slightly convex anteriorly What muscles are short and strong in the kyphosis-lordosis posture? - 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? - 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? - 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