STOTT PILATES - Postural Assessment Questions and Answers 100% Correct

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. knees 3. hip joints 4. pelvis 5. lumbar spine 6. lower thoracic spine 7. upper thoracic spine 8. cervical spine 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 -EXTENDED= midpoint behind Pelvis - ANSWER--look to see if the ASIS and PSIS are level -NEUTRAL = level or nearly level (ASIS might be slightly lower - this can be considered neutral) -ANTERIOR PELVIC TILT= ASIS lower -POSTERIOR PELVIC TILT = PSIS lower