Posture defined as? - Answer static stationary position of the body
Base of Support - Answer the area confined by the outermost points of your contact
patch (if standing on 2 feet includes the space between your feet)
,contact patch - Answer the part of the body that is in contact with the earths surface
Centre of Pressure - Answer point about which the pressures on all points within the
contact patch balance
- must be within BoS but outside contact patch
- moves with shifts in weight
Centre of Pressure vs Contact Patch - Answer Your weight (forces of gravity on your
body) id distributed across your contact patch
each has some merit
How to assess stance in each plane of movement (5) - Position of CoG
Position of CoP relative to base of support
Symmetry/Asymmetry
Curves - normal increased/ reduced than typical alignment of section and angles
between them
Sitting postures - overall bad for health
Maintain spines neutral
Change position frequently
What is good posture? -Answer NONE- posture implies stasis which is bad if we must
stay still for a long period of time keep joints at or close to a neutral position
Describing Human Movement -Answer our body does not move as a single unit because
it is made of segments which are attached to each other
segment - Answer cut - the entire body can be divided into a number of segments
articulation - Answer divide into parts - allows for mobility of the body
, Joint vs articulation - Answer Joint and articulation are not terms that describe the same
thing - articulation allows for movement while joining of segments restricts relative
movement
skeletal "joints" are "joined articulation"
Joints - Answer point of linkage (when 2 segments within a multi-segment body are
joined their relative motion is constrained)
What is an articular surface? - Answer the points of separation between bones needed
to allow easy movement (low friction)
2 types of cartilage? - Answer Hyaline Fibrocartilage
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