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7 Postural Assessment Checklist Form

This document provides a checklist for assessing posture from the anterior, posterior, and side views. The anterior view checklist items include alignment of the ankles, feet, knees, hips, torso, shoulders, arms, hands, and head. The posterior view checklist examines overall symmetry, spinal alignment, scapula alignment, shoulder alignment, and head position. The side view focuses on symmetry, knee position, pelvic alignment, spinal curves, shoulder position, and head position.

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7 Postural Assessment Checklist Form

This document provides a checklist for assessing posture from the anterior, posterior, and side views. The anterior view checklist items include alignment of the ankles, feet, knees, hips, torso, shoulders, arms, hands, and head. The posterior view checklist examines overall symmetry, spinal alignment, scapula alignment, shoulder alignment, and head position. The side view focuses on symmetry, knee position, pelvic alignment, spinal curves, shoulder position, and head position.

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POSTURAL ASSESSMENT CHECKLIST FORM

Date: _____________________________

ANTERIOR VIEW

¨ Overall body symmetry: symmetrical alignment of the left and right hemispheres
¨ Ankle position: observe for pronation and supination
¨ Foot position: observe for inversion and eversion
¨ Knees: rotation and height discrepancies
¨ Hip adduction and shifting: observe for shifting to a side as witnessed by the position of the
pubis in relation to the line of gravity
¨ Alignment of the iliac crests
¨ Alignment of the torso: position of the umbilicus and sternum in relation to the line of gravity
¨ Alignment of the shoulders
¨ Arm spacing: observe the space to the sides of the torso
¨ Hand position: observe the position relative to the torso
¨ Head position: alignment of the ears, nose, eyes, and chin

POSTERIOR VIEW

¨ Overall body symmetry: symmetrical alignment of the left and right hemispheres
¨ Alignment of the spine: vertical alignment of the spinous processes (may require
forward bending)
¨ Alignment of the scapulae: inferior angle of scapulae and presence of winged scapulae
¨ Alignment of the shoulders
¨ Head: alignment of the ears

SIDE VIEW

¨ Overall body symmetry: symmetrical alignment of load-bearing joint landmarks with the line
of gravity
¨ Knees: flexion or extension
¨ Pelvic alignment for tilting: relationship of ASIS to PSIS
¨ Spinal curves: observe for thoracic kyphosis, lumbar lordosis, or flat-back position
¨ Shoulder position: forward rounding (protraction) of the scapulae
¨ Head position: neutral cervical curvature (versus forward position) and level (position above
the clavicle)

Note: ASIS = Anterior superior iliac spine; PSIS = Posterior superior iliac spine

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