Question

A) Postural abnormalities and associated muscular and skeletal conditions. B) advantages/disadvantages in therapeutic exercise. C) types of postural stresses

Answer 1

A) Postural abnormalities and associated muscular and skeletal conditions:

Scoliosis :

Scoliosis is an abnormal posture due to the abnormal posture having a lateral curvature of spine. The spine have a lateral curvature.

Kyphosis:

Kyphosis is an abnormal posture due to the increase thoracic curve which produces a doom shaped spine.

Lordosis:

Lordosis is an abnormal posture due to an increased lumbar curvature which protrudes the abdomen.

Rounded shoulder:

Rounded shoulder is also an abnormal posture due to increased protraction of the shoulders.

Poked chin posture:

Poked chin posture is an abnormal posture due increased stretch of cervical extensor and cervical flexor weakness.

B) Advantages of therapeutic exercise:

• The therapeutic exercise maintain the proper posture of the body.

1. It reduces the back ache due to abnormal posture.

• It helps the body to tone itself.
• It makes the patient to feel refreshed and reduce the stress.

Disadvantage of therapeutic exercise:

• The therapeutic exercise takes a lot more time to make difference.
• Discontinue of therapeutic exercise and continuation of abnormal posture causes postural deformity.
• Improper therapeutic exercise leads to complicate the postural abnormality.

C) Postural stress is a stress that act on the body due to the abnormal posture and body resist the stress for longer duration leads to abnormal posture.

Types of stresses:

Occupational stress:

Abnormal posture in the occupation for a longer duration causes a occupational stress over the body.

Joint stress:

Increase use of a particular joint and loading of particular joint causes a stress over the joint.

Poor stability :

Poor stability and strength of the muscle cause a abnormal stress over the adjacent structures that results in postural stress.