Kinesiology 2236A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Contracture, Scoliosis Research Society, Varus Deformity

• School: Western University
• Department: Kinesiology
• Course: Kinesiology 2236A/B
• Professor: Dave Humphreys

Document Summary

Improved by use of plumb line or screen o: only obvious asymmetries should be considered. Net effect is a decrease in lordosis and. May be 1st responder and need to be able to identify these structural problems so they can be evaluated and treated in a timely fashion. The physician chooses the most tilted vertebrae above and below the apex of the curve. The angle between intersecting lines drawn perpendicular to the top of the superior vertebrae and the bottom of the inferior vertebrae is the cobb angle. Does not disappear on forward flexion (adam"s forward bend test) A rotational deformity known as a rib hump (arrow) can be easily identified. A rib hump is a hallmark sign of a curve greater than 10 degrees. Vertebral bodies rotate to convexity of the curve. May be cause by: genetic problems, congenital issues, idiopathic. Lower limb biomechanics- the key to what we do! Often multifactorial with many causes cited in the literature.