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| the positioning of your body parts in relation to each other at any given time |
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body moves away from one position to the other
posture deals with the alignment of the various body segments |
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concave curve - anteriorly concaved (birth)
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| anteriorly convex curves of the cervical and lumbar region |
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| pelvis tilts anteriorly, lumbar curvature increases |
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| pelvis has a great influence on the vertebral column especially the lumbar region |
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| muscles that contract to keep the body in upright postion in static/dynamic |
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| anterior-posterior-motion of the upright body caused by motion occuring primarily at the ankles (constant displacment and correction-COG) |
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| plumb line for a postural grid (straight line of gravity) |
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| places pressure on the vertebral disk |
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| (resting) least amount of pressure on the intervertebral disk |
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| not recommended-places pressure on the neck |
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| principles of good body mechanics |
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| avoid stress to the trunk and maintain the spinal curves |
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| common postural deviations |
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| result of structural problems/neurological conditions/muscle imbalances |
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| the process or components of walking |
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| the activity that occurs between the time one foot touches the floor and the time the same foot touches the floor again |
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| is the distance traveled during the gait cycle |
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| activity that occurs when the foot is in contact with the ground |
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