The Complete Guide for Postural Assessment

A Practical Course on Static and Dynamic Postural Assessment

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Udemy
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English
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General Health
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1 hour
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Sep 2022
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What you will learn

Identify the natural and unnatural curves of the spine

Identify the most common postural faults and the affected body structures involved for each type

Identify and accurately name the different types of scoliosis

Learn both static and dynamic postural assessments

Description

Welcome to the course "The Complete Guide for Postural Assessment"


Postural assessment requires detailed observation of static posture for alignment and visual and palpable assessment of paired anatomical landmarks for symmetry.


A thorough and detailed postural assessment is an important tool and the first step in beginning postural management.  This process is used to better understand the root cause of musculoskeletal injuries or pathologies.  If a postural fault will go unnoticed and uncorrected, in just a matter of time, the repetition of the same activities with the wrong body mechanics will eventually result in soreness and pain and will in the long run lead you to an injury.  Even with symptomatic treatment approach, the same injury will tend to happen again unless the major cause of muscular imbalance is addressed.  These muscular imbalances will present itself as postural faults.  Identifying and managing postural faults at the early stage is essential in avoiding the possibilities of the condition worsening and presenting irreversible unnatural structural changes in the body.


This course will equip you with the necessary skills needed to complete a thorough postural assessment for your clients or patients.  The information you gather in your assessment is basic and essential in designing a personalized client-specific treatment plan.


In this course we will be reviewing and comparing the natural and the unnatural spinal curvature, the different postural faults and the structures involved in each of them.  Most importantly, we will be discussing what to specifically look for in a static postural assessment and how to properly execute dynamic postural assessments that covers movements done in the frontal, sagittal and transverse planes of the body.


The ideal students for this course are healthcare professionals like physiotherapist and chiropractors or fitness professionals like personal training specialist, sports therapists, kinesiologists, body builders and athletes.


Go ahead and click on the "ADD TO CART" button and let's sharpen your assessment skills!


See you inside!

Content

Introduction

Introduction
Course Overview
More Instructional Videos

Natural Versus Unnatural Posture

The Muscles of the Body (Downloadable Overview)
The Spinal Curves (Downloadable Overview)
The Natural and Unnatural Curvature of the Spine on the Sagittal Plane
The Lumbar Curve Test
The Natural and Unnatural Curvature of the Spine on the Frontal Plane
Scoliosis Nomenclature
Test Your Knowledge
Postural Fault Versus Postural Dysfunction
The Upper and Lower Crossed Syndrome
The Mobile Device Posture (Downloadable Overview)

Static and Dynamic Postural Assessment

The Plumb Line
Static Postural Assessment: The Preparation
Static Postural Assessment: Anterior View
Static Postural Assessment: Lateral View
Static Postural Assessment: Posterior View
Dynamic Postural Assessment: The Preparation
The Seated Spinal Rotation Test
The Straight Leg Raise Test
The Overhead Squat Test

Outro

Why Practice?
Summary
Postural Management
Short Quiz

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Reviews

Ma.
September 20, 2022
This course let me know more about the topics especially the things I don't know, this course would let me gain more knowledge as well as share the experience to others.
Sam
October 29, 2021
The course was simple and straightforward! I would say the only thing I would've liked to have seen was more real life assessment examples in the postural assessment sections (anterior, posterior and lateral) for a visual breakdown with a client/volunteer such as the examples done in the test videos. Besides that I would recommend this course to others who are learning this sort of information or for those who are curious for terminology and what not.
Chris
August 6, 2021
I am not a professional but I have been to see many physical therapists over the years. I was looking for some information to help me understand more of the technical terms that I hear from practitioners, and of course for my own general education. I feel like the information was presented in an organized and clear fashion. I also found that the production quality was quite good. I also appreciated the links to sources of extra information!
James
August 5, 2021
This course has so much to offer to students and practitioners alike. It is in depth, has very good examples and resources. Mr. Ocbena is very knowledgeable and articulate about this subject matter. He explains the topics in details but in an easy to understand way. The video and sound quality are impressive as well. I truly enjoy this course and I highly recommend it.

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