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As a fitness professional, functional assessments are a great way to gain an understanding of what to address with your clients’ resistance and flexibility training programs. The four types of functional assessments typically used are static postural analysis, movement, balance, and flexibility assessments. These assessments help to identify any postural deviations or movement compensations. If any are present, we can suspect that specific tight or inhibited muscles might be responsible. Then, we can select appropriate strength and flexibility exercises to address the deviations or compensations observed. Sometimes these will stem from factors that cannot be corrected through training, but it is still helpful to be aware of these deviations. In this post, we take a closer look at static postural analysis, which examines the way a client looks while assuming a relaxed, standing posture. Specifically, we observe the ankles and hips in the frontal plane (adduction), hips in the sagittal plane (anterior or posterior pelvic tilts), and the shoulder, thoracic spine, and head positions in several planes. Ankles:Looking at the ankle might give you some clues about what is going on with the foot, ankle, knee, and hip joints. While you can work on ankle mobility and stability by stretching and strengthening the muscles of the lower leg and foot (perhaps by incorporating some self-myofascial release); these factors may not be correctible. Hips:Adduction, which is movement toward the midline of the body, is seen when one hip is essentially “hiked up” more than the other (the hip that is elevated is the one that is adducted). Using a plumb line observation or placing a dowel lengthwise along the tops of the hips can help you visualize the levelness of the hips for this assessment. Pelvis:Anterior and posterior pelvic tilts often stem from a force (muscle) on the anterior side of the body working in conjunction with a force (muscle) on the posterior side. For example, for an anterior pelvic tilt, tightness in the hip flexors may draw down the front of the hips, and tightness in the erector spinae may draw up the back of the hips (or cause the tail bone to lift). Tightness in the rectus abdominis and hamstrings may cause a posterior pelvic tilt. Shoulder:The first thing to note is that there are TWO joints that make up the shoulder: the glenohumeral joint (i.e., the ball and socket space created where the humerus meets the scapula) and the scapulothoracic joint (where the scapula sits above the ribcage area near the thoracic spine). The glenohumeral joint favors mobility, but is held in place by the more supportive scapulothoracic joint. Due to this arrangement, there are several postural deviations that can occur, including elevated shoulders, asymmetry to midline, protraction, internal (medial) rotation, kyphosis, and depressed chest. Neck:Because of the many hours most people spend staring at a computer or television screen or driving, their heads are often shifted forward, which can cause tight cervical extensor muscles. Using these five points of reference during a static postural analysis enables you to see if your clients exhibit any deviations at resting posture. However, it might take further analysis of movement to see if there are any tight or inhibited muscles that would affect proper movement mechanics. By looking at the movement assessments, you can determine if there are any compensations that deviate from proper form.  Client Attraction System Grow your client base by Get More Clients Jessie Newell has been a Study Coach at ACE since 2013. She earned her B.S. in Kinesiology: Fitness Specialist
from San Diego State University and is currently certified as an ACE Personal Trainer, Group Fitness Instructor, Health Coach, and Advanced Health and Fitness Specialist. She has also earned a certification in Flow Yoga, Hatha Yoga, Restorative Yoga, Let It Go Yoga, Yoga Therapy, and Yoga Lifestyles to complete the 200-hr program through Let It Go Yoga in Santa Barbara, CA. She loves to learn and enjoys being continuously challenged by the questions of those she works with. The choice to pursue
health and fitness stems from her two passions: helping people and science! Since she was 19 she worked in a Wellness Center setting and saw the positive impact that an active lifestyle has on one’s well-being, and because of this, aspires to help others find their happiest and healthiest self through her knowledge in the wellness field. What are the 5 kinetic checkpoints when observing a client during the static posture assessment?Move on to a Static Postural Assessment by observing the 5 kinetic checkpoints (KCC) - which include the foot and ankle, knee, LPHC, shoulders and thoracic spine, and head and neck.
What three methods can be used to deliver optimal movement strategies to different types of clients?What three methods can be used to deliver optimal movement strategies to different types of clients? A Performance testing, maximal strength testing, and core strengthening programs.
Which instruction provided to a client would correctly assist them to perform static stretching of their right Sternocleidomastoid SCM )?Which instruction provided to a client would correctly assist them to perform static stretching of their right sternocleidomastoid (SCM)? "Place your right arm behind your back, rotate your head to the right, and then use your left hand to help sidebend your neck to the left."
Which type of assessment assesses the alignment of the body while in motion?Movement Assessment - An assessment of a client's movement patterns and postural alignment during movement or activity; also known as a dynamic postural assessment.
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Which visual method should be used to observe a client during the static postural assessment?
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