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POSTURE & BALANCE. Posture. Faulty Posture. Faulty Mechanics. Injury. Where’s the evidence?. Posture. Pes Planus vs. Pes Cavus. Pes Planus. Flat feet Rigid (structural) or Flexible (supple) Pronated Foot Calcaneous everted (rearfoot valgus) Medial bulge present Navicular is low
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Posture Faulty Posture Faulty Mechanics Injury Where’s the evidence?
Pes Planus • Flat feet • Rigid (structural) or Flexible (supple) • Pronated Foot • Calcaneous everted (rearfoot valgus) • Medial bulge present • Navicular is low • Forefoot varus • Consequences?
Pes Cavus • High Arches • Supinated Foot • Calcaneous inverted (rearfoot varus) • Navicular is high • Forefoot valgus • Consequences?
Arch Height
Finding subtalar neutral • Weight bearing and non-weight bearing
Arch Height
TibioFemoral Alignment What are the consequences of faulty alignment?
Postural Faults - Sagittal Sway Back Kyphosis Flat Back Lordosis