STOTT Pilates Postural Alignment Exam
Questions And Answers
1. What are the four types of postural alignment?: Ideal,
kyphosis-lordosis, flat-back, sway-back postures
2. What should the cervical spine look like in neutral
alignment?: Normal curve, slightly convex anteriorly
3. What should the thoracic spine look like in ideal
alignment?: Normal curve, slightly convex posteriorly
4. What should the lumbar spine look like in ideal
alignment?: Normal curve, slightly convex anteriorly
5. 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
6. 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.
7. What is the cervical spine like in the sway- back posture?:
Slightly extended
8. What is the thoracic spine like in the sway-back posture?:
Increased flexion
Questions And Answers
1. What are the four types of postural alignment?: Ideal,
kyphosis-lordosis, flat-back, sway-back postures
2. What should the cervical spine look like in neutral
alignment?: Normal curve, slightly convex anteriorly
3. What should the thoracic spine look like in ideal
alignment?: Normal curve, slightly convex posteriorly
4. What should the lumbar spine look like in ideal
alignment?: Normal curve, slightly convex anteriorly
5. 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
6. 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.
7. What is the cervical spine like in the sway- back posture?:
Slightly extended
8. What is the thoracic spine like in the sway-back posture?:
Increased flexion
