specialist psi exercise module posture & postural training practical
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Specialist PSI Exercise
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Posture & Postural Training Practical
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Where is Fred’s Centre of Gravity?
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He is much more stable now….
Specialist PSI Exercise
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Specialist PSI Exercise
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Specialist PSI Exercise
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Specialist PSI Exercise
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Specialist PSI Exercise
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Ideal Posture
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poor habitual posture• poor bio-mechanical alignment
• poor muscle balance
• adaptive soft tissue shortening
• compression & stretch of nerves &
blood vessels
• abnormal movement
• affects balance mechanisms
• increased risk of injury & disease
• fear of challenging situations
• inactivity
• Isolation, depression
Specialist PSI Exercise
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Specialist PSI Exercise
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Specialist PSI Exercise
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• Position of head, eyes, chin
• Position of arms, shoulders,
elbows, wrists
• Position of spine - cervical/
thoracic/ lumbar
• Position of pelvis
• Position of legs, hip, knee &
foot
• Overall tone
• Forward Flexion
Seated Posture
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Postural Training Practical
• Correct posture– ideal– real
• Assessment– Alignment– Symmetry– Weight transference / foot pattern– Rhythm– Static – Dynamic
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Checklist for Standing Posture Assessment
• Front
– Eyes– Chin– Clavicles– Ribs– Hips– Knees– Ankles– Arch of feet
• Side
– Angle of head / jaw / spine
– Shoulder– Pelvis– Hand– Back of
knee
• Back
– Angle of spine / jaw
– Shoulder– Scapulae /
Sacro-iliacs– Back of
knees– Ankles– Heels and
arch of feet
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Assessment – in pairs
• Observation
• Analysis
• Solution
• Review
Postural Training Practical