STOTT pilates- Postural alignment Questions & Answers 100% Solved

STOTT pilates- Postural alignment Questions & Answers
100% Solved
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 is the thoracic spine like in the sway-back posture? Answer-Increased flexion (long
kypohosis) with posterior displacement of the upper trunk