Posture Word Scramble
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Forward Head. The head lies anterior to the plumb line. | Causes-Excessive cervical lordosisTight cervical extensor, upper trapezius, and levator scapulae muscles.Elongated cervical flexor muscles. |
Flattened Lordotic Cervical Curve. The plumb line lies anterior to the vertebral bodies. | Stretched posterior cervical ligaments and extensor muscles.Tight cervical flexor muscles. |
Excessive Lordotic Curve. The gravity line lies posterior to the vertebral bodies. | Vertebral bodies and joints compressed posteriorly.Anterior longitudinal ligament stretched.Tightness of posterior ligaments and neck extensor muscles.Elongated levator scapulae muscles. |
Forward Shoulders-The acromion process lies anterior to the plumb line; the scapulae are abducted. | Tight pectoralis major and minor, serratus anterior, and intercostal muscles.Excessive thoracic kyphosis and forward head.Weakness of thoracic extensor, middle trapezius, and rhomboid muscles.Lengthened middle and lower trapezius muscles. |
Lumbar Lordosis. The lumbar region is flat as the subject raises arms overhead. | Tightness of the latissimus dorsi muscle and thoracolumbar fasciae. |
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