The damage caused within the brain appears in the forms of either of two postures; decerebrate or decorticate posture. Nevertheless, both of these postures are forms of brain damage, yet there are multiple distinctions in their characteristics as well as consequences that distinguish these two postures from each other. Moreover, the symptoms may also vary…
Posture is very important, that timeless advice we’ve probably all heard at one time or another “Stand up straight.”. It’s worth heeding. Good posture is important to balance and by standing up straight, you center your weight over your feet. This also helps you maintain correct form while exercising, which results in fewer injuries and…
Kyphosis of the spine is a disorder which results in hunching and overstate forward rounding of the back. This excessive outward curvature is also called around back and in severe curves this pull of thoracic vertebrae is termed as hunchback. Kyphosis can affect a person at any age but it is most common during adolescence….
What is Flat Back Posture? Flat back posture is when your lower part of back flattens out, losing it’s normal curve in your spine and tipping your pelvis backward. Anatomy of the spine : To Understand Flat Back Posture, You must understand the anatomy and function of the spine. The spine is a column of…
Introduction: Decorticate posture — a sign of severe damage to the brain — is an abnormal posturing in which a person is stiff with bent arms, clenched fists, and legs held out straight. The arms are bent in toward the body and the wrists and fingers are bent and held on the chest. This type…
What is Decerebrate posture? Decerebrate posture is an abnormal body posture that involves the arms and legs being held straight out, the toes being pointed downward, and the head and neck being arched backward. The muscles are tightened and held rigidly. This type of posturing usually means there has been severe damage to the brain….
What is an Opisthotonus Posture? Opisthotonus Posture is an abnormal posture in which spastic muscle contraction of the back of muscles of the neck, trunk, and lower extremities that leads to severe abnormal backward arching from neck to heel. Spasms of the muscles cause backward arching of the head, neck, and spine, as in severe…
What is a Forward Head Posture? Forward head posture, sometimes called “Scholar’s Neck”, “Text Neck”, “Wearsie Neck”,” or “Reading Neck”, refers to a posture where the head appears to be positioned in front of the body.Forward head posture is considered to be the most common postural deformity, affecting between 66% and 90% of the population….
Introduction: The sway back posture — casually known as the ‘lazy posture’, is identified by shoulders and chest leaning backwards, with hips turned in and pelvis and chin thrust forward. Why Sway Back Happen? This posture is usually due to a lack of support for the hips and pelvis, hinging at the back, thereby applying…
