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1
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list

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overall tendency to favor their right or left

2
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lean

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regional tendency to break from an established baseline vertical

3
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value of postural analysis

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educates patient about postural distortions (may be the result of VSC) and imbalances, indicates area of biomechanical stress, insightful as to where VSC can be CHRONIC (Kinesiopathology), explains visually and logically the muscular causes of pain, indicator of pathology

4
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anthropometry refers to

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the measurement of the human individual

5
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anterior view consists of

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global list, head tilt, and thoracic tilt

6
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global list - points of reference (anterior view)

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sternum - baseline

7
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head tilt - points of reference

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glabella - nose - chin

8
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thoracic tilt - points of reference

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acromioclavicular joints - parallel grid line

9
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shoulder separation can interfere with which postural observation?

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thoracic tilt

10
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lateral view consists of

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global list, head carriage, thoracic kyphosis, thoracic rotation, lumbar lordosis

11
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global list - reference points (lateral view)

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AC - baseline/midfoot

12
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head carriage - reference points

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external acoustic meatus - AC

13
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thoracic kyphosis detection

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“rounded back appearance”

14
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lumbar lordosis detection

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“swayback”

15
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thoracic kyphosis can be caused by:

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osteoporotic compression fractures, injury (trauma), endocrine diseases, CT disorders, infection (tuberculosis), muscular dystrophy, polio, spina bidifa, tumors

16
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symptoms of thoracic kyphosis

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difficulty breathing (in severe cases), fatigue, mild back pain, round back appearance, tenderness and stiffness in the spine

17
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lumbar lordosis can be caused by

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chronic poor posture (muscle imbalance), injury (facet syndrome), ricketts (in children), abdominal visceral adiposity, pregnancy, degenerative disease

18
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posterior view consists of

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head rotation, head translation, scoliosis, pelvic tilt, pelvic rotation

19
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points of reference for evaluating head rotation

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facial prominence (jaw or cheek)

20
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points of reference for evaluating head translation

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EOP - VP

21
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points of reference for evaluating scoliosis

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spinous processes and scapulae

22
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points of reference for evaluating pelvic tilt

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iliac crests - PSIS’s

23
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points of reference for evaluating pelvic rotation

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gluteal prominence

24
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congenital scoliosis

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due to vertebral malformation or fused ribs during development

25
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neuromuscular scoliosis

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caused by poor muscle tone, or paralysis due to disease such as cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, spina bidifa, or polio

26
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idiopathic scoliosis is most common in

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adolescents

27
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scoliosis in most cases occurs in which gender?

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girls

28
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symptoms of scoliosis

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difficulty breathing/compromised capacity, fatigue, mild back pain, altered curvatures, tenderness and stiffness in the spine, compromised visceral function

29
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detection of scoliosis

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scoliometer

30
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procedure for using scoliometer

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have patient bend forward, place scoliometer over mid-thoracic area, slightly below end of scapula and record degree measure. repeat scoliometer reading over mid-lumbar area (2 inches above iliac crest) and record degree measure

31
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what is indicative of scoliosis?

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cobb angle GREATER than 10 degrees on x-ray