Stott Pilates- Postural Alignment Study Guide Rated A+

What should the thoracic spine look like in ideal alignment? {Ans: Normal curve, slightly convex posteriorly}What muscles are long and weak in sway-back posture? {Ans: One-joint hip flexors, external oblique, upper back extensors and neck flexors.}What are knee joints like in sway-back posture? {Ans: Hyperextended}What is the thoracic spine like in the sway-back posture? {Ans: Increased flexion (long kypohosis) with posterior displacement of the upper trunk}What are the four types of postural alignment? {Ans: Ideal, kyphosis-lordosis, flat-back, sway-back postures}What muscles are short and strong in the kyphosis-lordosis posture? {Ans: Neck extensors and hip flexors. Low back is strong and may or may not become short}