STOTT PILATES EXAMS SET QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE ANSWERS FULL SOLUTION GUIDE

STOTT PILATES EXAMS SET QUESTIONS
AND ACCURATE ANSWERS FULL
SOLUTION GUIDE

●● 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.