My Study On My Body Alignment While Sitting

Kinesiology is a very complex and diverse study. There are numerous career routes within the degree someone may choose such as; ergonomics, biomechanics, physio therapist, even chiropractor. All of these routes require being able to represent yourself, not only in person, but also on paper. English courses are not only beneficial for Kinesiology majors, but the general public as well. Thus, taking an English course, firstly, teaches you how to read. You learn how to read properly, timely, and efficiently. Being able to read is a huge advantage, especially when you’re good at it. You need to be able to educate yourself after college and be able to learn new ideas and methods to apply to your job or every day practice. Secondly, an English course

Ergonomics is defined as the science of designing the job to fit the worker rather than physically forcing the workers body to fit the job¹. Ergonomics combines aspects from the following scientific fields, physiology, biomechanics, kinesiology, industrial hygiene and psychology. This bibliographic analysis will concentrate on the following topics: medical aspects, productivity and product quality, the relationship between work sustainability and ergonomics, small business foundries, and green ergonomics. This review will also highlight pros and cons of the application of ergonomic principles in the work place.

Proper alignment of the neck and back is essential, left untreated, misalignment leads to decreased range of motion, and pain. Whether an individual

I then learned that after I submitted my assignment both to the instructor and class peers that I should never second guess myself after I have submitted my assignment. After submitting my assignment I reviewed several different peers’ reviews of my writing assignment and found that my peers may have not understood what my thesis was in the writing,

On examination of the neck, there is tenderness over the facet joints and paraspinal muscles. Spasms are noted over the paraspinal muscles. There is tenderness and trigger points in the trapezius muscles bilaterally. Range of motion is limited. Extension is 40 degrees. Flexion is 25 degrees. Rotation is 40 degrees bilaterally. Lateral flexion is 25 degrees bilaterally.

In this day and age, most of us don't strive to get a humpback look or feel the discomfort that comes from being slouched all the time, but that's exactly what we do. We spend time on our phones, tablets, and computers, and when we are not on those, we are reading in a slouched position. The amount of time we spend doing those things far outweighs the amount of time that we stop to stretch out our back and neck. So the damage being done can lead to permanent damage.

In the articles "Your iPhone Is Ruining your Posture-and Your Mood," by Amy Cuddy, "Posture Affects Standing and Not Just the Physical Kind," by Jane E. Brody, and "Erectness of Posture as an Indicator of Dominance or Success in Humans," by Glenn E. Weisfeld and Jody M. Beresford, the authors use a variety of evidences to support their arguments on how posture affects human psychology.

Any trauma to your neck area, including the region from the top of your spine down to your back, and all of the surrounding muscles, ligaments and tendons, is classified as a neck injury. These include minor strains and sprains, whiplash, and more severe injuries such as neck fractures and paralysis.

The proposed study will take advantage of the existing SJLIFE cohort. The study evaluation items necessary to characterize the study participants or identify the potential predictors of poor postural control in survivors are already included in SJLIFE evaluations, tests and observations. Evaluation unique to this proposal are noted with an *.

Through my research, I was surprised to see how many different types of tools there are available for testing range of motion and other therapy related tests. I learned a small amount about a Baseline Wrist Inclinometer, a Baseline AcuAngle Inclinometer, and a Baseline Scoliometer. Although not all of these tools measure the range of motion, they are still fun to learn about. I look forward to learning more hands on techniques throughout this

According to the article Postural balance and falls in elderly nursing home residents enrolled in a ballroom dancing program. As part of the aging process, people are getting older also the muscles are getting weaker due to the organs aging as well. The number of the cells in the body are keeping decreasing due to the cells die and can not replace like young age does, which cause delay function in the body such as metabolism, and blood flows. Additional, one of the most common aging signs involve such as musculoskeletal system, hearing, visual, somatosensory, and central nervous systems. The musculoskeletal system parts are responsible for the person’s motion range that including joint motion, flexibility, muscle strength, and body balance.

Posture is one of the most important factors of our bodies when it comes to exercise. There are a few very common postural deviations and most people suffer from at least one of them, so I performed a posture test on myself and Victoria to evaluate our current posture for deviations. The standard posture test, included standing up with our back towards a wall, making five points of contact with the wall. If all five points, including heels, calves, buttocks, upper back, and head can make contact easily or without much strain, good posture is determined. If all five points do not touch, then you will see where and what postural deviations are present.

In 1991, NIOSH reported that there is a high level of neck/shoulder girdle discomfort in Video Display Terminal office worker (Sauter 1991). In individuals with no neck pain, even just 20 minutes of typing seems to depress AND displace the scapula away from midline and posture re-education of the scapula appears to correct this (Park 2013). Office workers with more severe neck pain seem to have more protracted acromion (suggesting a tight pectoralis minor), and some postural deficits in head-neck side flexion and rotation angles during the performance of their occupational tasks may imply that levator scapula and/or upper trapezius may be tight as well (Szeto et al 2002, and Szeto et al 2005a and 2005b).

Slouching or leaning forward can cause stress on muscles around our neck and between our shoulder blades, injuries form this are more commonly called “Text Neck” due to the prolonged amount of time we slouch our necks in order to look down at our cell phones. Brody states in her editorial, “Slouching while sitting hour after hour can result in a persistent slouch, while standing and walking while slouched can lead to permanently rounded shoulders and upper back.” These are basically what our technological society has achieved, loads of work and deformed bodies that have adjusted to the type of work that is

Lumbar range of motion shows extension at 5 degrees, flexion at 50 degrees, right lateralization 20 degrees, left lateralization 10 degrees and right/left rotation to 40 degrees.