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. 2012 May 28;13:80. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-80

Table 1.

Posture Analysis Grid

Body segments
Observations
Muscular chain
 
 
Ant.
Post.
Ant. and Post.
N.E.
    (1) (2) (3) (4)
Head
N □ Protraction □




 
Lateral bending R □ L □




 
Rotation R □ L □




Cervical
Lordosis > □ N □< □




Shoulders
N □ Elevated R □L □ R > L □ R< L □




 
Protracted R □ L □R > L □ R < L □ Rounded R □L □ R > L □ R< L □




 
 




Scapulas
N □ Adducted R □ L □R > L □ R < L □




 
Abducted R □ L □R > L □ R < L □




Thoracic
Kyphosis > □ N □ < □




 
Trunk list C7/S1 : To the R □ or L □
 
 
 
 
 
(From back)
 
 
 
 
Lumbar
Lordosis > □ N □ < □




Pelvic
N □ Frontal tilt R □ = □L □




 
Anteversion R □ L □R > L □ R < L □




 
Retroversion R □ L □R > L □ R < L □




Lower limbs
 
 
 
 
 
Knee
N □ Valgus R □ L □R > L □ R < L □




 
□Recurvatum R □ L □R > L □ R < L




 
□ Flexum R □ L □R > L □ R < L □




Feet
N □ Arch ↙ R □L □ R > L □ R< L □




 
Arch ↗ R □ L □R > L □ R < L □




 
Valgus R □ L □R > L □ R < L □




  Varus R □ L □R > L □ R < L □

Legend : N = normal; R = right; L = left; Arch = decreased plantar arch; Arch = increased plantar arch; Ant. = anterior; Post. = posterior; N.E. = no evaluable.