
Postural Assessment (Hands-on Guides for Therapists)

therapy—physiotherapy, massage therapy, osteopathy or chiropractic, for example—the term posture more precisely describes the relationships among various parts of the body, their anatomical arrangement and how well they do or do not fit together.
Jane Johnson • Postural Assessment (Hands-on Guides for Therapists)
the term posture describes an overall body position, the way we hold ourselves or position our bodies, intentionally or unintentionally. Used in an
Jane Johnson • Postural Assessment (Hands-on Guides for Therapists)
imbalances at one end of the body can affect structures at the
Jane Johnson • Postural Assessment (Hands-on Guides for Therapists)
Next, ask them to act as if they had just received a piece of fantastically good news.
Jane Johnson • Postural Assessment (Hands-on Guides for Therapists)
The plumb line represents the line of gravity; it is a vertical line drawn from the body’s centre of gravity to within the body’s base of support. The human centre of gravity is just anterior to the second sacral vertebra.
Jane Johnson • Postural Assessment (Hands-on Guides for Therapists)
adhesive capsulitis.
Jane Johnson • Postural Assessment (Hands-on Guides for Therapists)
Postural assessment is usually performed following the consultation and once you have important information about your client’s medical history.
Jane Johnson • Postural Assessment (Hands-on Guides for Therapists)
process projects at different angles, and the acromion process is
Jane Johnson • Postural Assessment (Hands-on Guides for Therapists)
compared to how the bits of the androgynous skeletal images