POSTUR
ASSESSM
,CONNEC
Why is good
posture so
important?
,What is posture?
Posture, which is the relative disposition of
body at any one moment, is a composite of
positions of the different joints of the body a
time. The position of each joint has an effec
the position of the other joints
Correct posture- the position in which
minimum stress is applied to each joint
, Types of posture
1. Static posture- the body and its segments
aligned and maintained in certain position
Examples: include standing, sitting, lying,
kneeling.
2. Dynamic posture- the body or its segmen
are moving—walking, running, jumping,