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posture

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  • also called “postural orientation”
  • ability to maintain an appropriate relationship between:
    1) body segments
    2) body & environment
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examples of relationship between BODY SEGMENTS (that will determine posture)

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  • between head and trunk
  • between trunk and lower ex.
  • between arm and forearm

t/n: their alignment w/ eao will determine posture

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examples of relationship between BODY & ENV (that will determine posture)

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  • sitting on a chair
  • lying on bed

t/n: orientation between body segment + body + environment =posture

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quadrupedal stance vs bipedal stance

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quadrupedal
- BW distributed in UE and LE
- ancient times
- ambulating/exploring env using (ALL 4) bilateral ex.

bipedal
- only 2 LE used
- reduced BOS, increased work at heart, increased stress on vb column & LE
- weight of HAT transmitted down to vb column

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reduced BOS challenges

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  • challenging stability
  • make some control to maintain balance
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COG

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  • center of gravity
  • vertical projection of COM
  • dependent on the body position
  • in whatever we do, there is a chance that we are shifting our COG fwd, bwd, sideways, or combo
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control mechanism of the body

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everytime COG is moved, body must maintain its equilibrium/balance, adjustments are made

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postural stability/balance

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ability to maintain body in equilibrium

t/n: whether body is at rest or in motion (static posture vs dynamic posture)

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True/False:
Postural stability entails muscle contractions.

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true

t/n: it is a dynamic process when certain muscles (internal forces) will exert their forces to be able to maintain your position

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COM

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  • center of mass
  • COM should be maintained OVER BOS for STABILITY (COM/BOS = stability)

t/n: a point at the center of the total body mass represents the concentration of all the mass of the entire body (weighted average of the COM of each body segment)

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BOS

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  • base of support
  • support surface
  • area of object that is in contact with support surface
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Static vs Dynamic Posture

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static
- body and its segments are
1) aligned
2) maintained in certain positions

dynamic
- body and its segments are
1) moving

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postural control

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  • postural adjustments body HAS TO MAINTAIN
  • muscle activation patterns and segmental movements (that enable us control the body’s segmental linkages in relation to the BOS)
  • allow us to properly execute our functional activities without placing too much stress on certain structures
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(2) types of postural control

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1) reactive = compensatory
2) proactive = anticipatory

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reactive/compensatory postural control

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reacts to external force displacing body’s COM/external force came intro contact with your bodu

compensatory postural control by which the force is already displaced the body’s COM

e.g. if we try to push someone; and that push came into contact with body = challenges reactive/compensatory postural control

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proactive/anticipatory postural control

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responds to internally-generated anticipated destabilizing forces

anticipates arrival of external force/force hasn’t come contact into body yet

internally-generated muscle contractions will happen early prior to destabilizing force effect

e.g. riding a roller coaster/fast vehicle, encountering a curve, body adjusts already (bend sideways)

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perturbation

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sudden nudges/change in conditions that displaces the body away from equilibrium

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(2) types of perturbation

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1) sensory perturbation
2) mechanical perturbation

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sensory perturbation (w/ examples)

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alteration of visual input

e.g. covering someone’s eyes when walking in a dark room > challenges visual > challenges posture > sensory perturbation

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mechanical perturbation (w/ examples)

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displacements affecting COM & BOS/EXTERNAL forces displacing COM out of BOS

e.g. we nudge someone, push someone, ride a train and it suddenly stops

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strategies to sensory perturbation

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postural strategy

widening BOS (slouch, extend arms, widen legs apart, bend knees)

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(3) strategies to mechanical perturbation

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1) ankle strategy (prevent too much dorsiflexion)
2) hip strategy (used in stronger force)
3) change-in-support strategies (stepping/grasping)

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change-in-support strategy

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there is a change in support = your feet/foot STEPS FORWARD

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stepping strategy

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pushed > step forward > catch COG within that BOS

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grasping response
pushed > UE grasp to something > catch body
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protective response
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(2) head stabilizing strategies
1) Head Stabilization in Space (HSS) 2) Head Stabilization on Trunk (HST)
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HSS
- head stabilization in space - trunk bent sideways (fixed), only head will move contralaterally t/n: this is to still get proper orientation of the environment
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HST
- head stabilization on the trunk - anticipatory change in head position with the trunk (both head and trunk will adjust)
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(2) forces affecting posture
1) internal (muscle/passive tension from static structures) 2) external (inertia/GRF/gravity)
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inertial/gravitational forces
- external forces that will affect COG of the body - why we do postural sway/sway envelope
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postural sway/sway envelope
- constant swaying motion of the body in an erect standing posture - very minimal ANTEROPOSTERIOR / MEDIOLATERAL swaying when STANDING
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GRF
- ground reaction forces - body contacts the ground > ground exerts back same amt. of force - common when standing/walking
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GRF in walking
each time you walk > body exerts DOWNWARD weight > ground exert an equal and opposite reaction (3rd law of newton)
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forces on ankle
internal LOG: anterior to ankle joint/axis created moment: DF (try to move tibia forward)/flexion external (counteract external DF moment) muscle: soleus (create internal PF moment) t/n: this is to remain state of equilibrium of the body
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forces on knee
internal LOG: anterior to knee joint axis created moment: knee EXT. external (counteract hyperEXT.) structures: - posterior passive ligaments - posterior knee capsule (prevent hyperextension caused by femur moving fwd) muscle: soleus - pull tibia backwards - prevent too much movement of tibia fwd
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forces on hip & pelvis
internal LOG: posterior line of axis: a bit posterior created moment: pelvic TILTING/hip joint EXT. external (counteract tilting/ext.) structures: - anterior passive structures - anterior capsule, - anterior ligaments - hip flexors (dynamic structures)
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forces on lumbar spine
internal LOG: posterior the segment of lumbar area created moment: hyperEXT./excessive lumbar lordosis external (counteract LOG behind) muscle: - abdominal muscles - core muscles
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forces on thoracic spine
internal LOG: anterior external muscle: erector spinae (found posterior)
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forces on cervical spine
internal LOG: posterior external muscle: - anterior cervical muscles should contract (prevent posterior pull of cervical spine) - temporalis (prevent too much opening of mandible) structures: - anterior passive structures provide stabilization
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(4) postural muscles
1) temporalis 2) trapezius 3) erector spinae 4) soleus
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good vs bad posture
good posture - not much COG displacement - less muscle acts - less support from passive structures bad posture - excessive COG displacement - more muscle contraction - greater stress on passive structures = fatige muscles > strain injuries = overly-stretched passive structures > sprain injuries
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functional tasks to assess sitting/standing/walking (steady/reactive/proactive state)
sitting steady: berg 1/sit reactive: nudge (in any direction) proactive: berg 2/sit-to-sa=tand standing steady: berg 3/stand reactive: nudge (in any direction) proactive: berg 6/functional reach test walking steady: 10-m walk reactive: walk w/ perturbation proactive: dynamic gait index/step over obstacles
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(9) factors affecting posture
1) body (height/weight) 2) age (young vs old) 3) gender (male vs female muscle bulk) 4) pregnancy (COG forwarded/challenged stability) 5) occupation and reaction (cross narrow passageways/ballet dancing/single-leg stance) 6) physical conditions (stroke/cerebellar ataxia)
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as PT, our goal when considering balance are (5)
1) identify balance issues 2) determine whether static balance/dynamic balance problem 3) know whether problem is d/t reactive/proactive problems 4) know whether muscles are weak 5) know whether certain problems are tight/not flexible

KINES-LEC 3rd Shift (4 decks)

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