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Kyphosis: Excessive Upper Back Curvature
You’re assessing a patient with a rounded upper back and noticing how it impacts their ability to look straight ahead during gait. This isn’t just…
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Lordosis: Excessive Lower Back Curve
Watch how your patient stands: are their hips shifted forward and their lower back swaying into a deep arch? That exaggerated curve isn’t just a…
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Genu Varum: Bowleg Alignment
You’re in the middle of a re-evaluation when you notice your patient’s knees bowing outward as they walk. This isn’t just a quirk of their…
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Genu Valgum: Knock-Knee Alignment
You’re evaluating a patient who reports “knock knees” and anterior knee pain with squatting. As you observe their standing posture, you notice their knees track…
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Genu Recurvatum: Knee Hyperextension
You’re observing your patient during gait training when you notice their knee locks backward into extension every time they accept weight. That moment of hyperextension—often…
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Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA): Stroke Rehabilitation
You’re in the middle of a transfer, and your patient suddenly can’t bear weight on their right leg. Their arm is limp, their speech is…
