Fig. 8 “Posture is not only restricted to the way you sit and stand. It also refers to resting position of the head, neck and tongue, all of which will compen-sate in response to a compromise, be it genetic, epigenetic, learned behavior, accident or trauma.” Fig. 9 Fig. 7 Screen ™ is the answer to obtaining a detailed posture analysis -which includes the facility for gait analysis, sitting and standing views and does not require a special grid background as this is built in. (Figs. 7–9) Most people are quite unaware of how they sit and stand and are usually astounded when they see their posture in real time. Posture is not only restricted to the way you sit and stand. It also refers to resting position of the head, neck and tongue, all of which will compensate in response to a compromise, be it genetic, epige-netic, learned behavior, accident or trauma. It matters little what caused the compromise, what matters is what effect it has had on the growth, development and behavior of the person. (Figs. 10–11) Fig. 10 Tongue, Head and Neck Posture Harking back again to Newton’s Third Law, any position which is adopted in order to facilitate breath-ing, by compromise or compensa-tion, will likely result in a short-term parafunction which becomes a dysfunction if used repeatedly. Constant forward head posture 14 Summer 2019 JAOS
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