PAS Postural Deviations & Pathologies 3

Question 1

The Cobb angle is the standard radiographic measurement used to quantify the degree of which spinal deviation?

Accepted Answer

Lateral scoliotic curvature

Answer

Lumbar lordosis

Answer

Thoracic kyphosis

Answer

Cervical lordosis

Question 2

Which landmarks define ideal postural alignment along the plumb line from a lateral view?

Accepted Answer

Lateral malleolus, mid-knee, greater trochanter, acromion, and earlobe

Answer

Anterior to the lateral malleolus, through the knee, hip, and ear

Answer

Posterior to the knee, through the hip, shoulder, and anterior to the ear

Answer

Medial malleolus, knee, navel, and crown of the head

Question 3

What does a rib hump observed during Adam's forward bend test clinically confirm?

Accepted Answer

Vertebral rotation associated with scoliosis

Answer

Tight hamstrings causing posterior pelvic tilt

Answer

Lumbar disc herniation

Answer

Thoracic hypermobility

Question 4

Forward head posture is clinically quantified by measuring the horizontal distance the ear (tragus) is positioned relative to which landmark?

Accepted Answer

Anterior to the acromion process

Answer

Posterior to the acromion process

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Anterior to the greater trochanter

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Posterior to the cervical spine midline

Question 5

Which postural deviation is most strongly associated with increased compressive stress on lumbar facet joints and elevated risk of low back pain?

Accepted Answer

Anterior pelvic tilt with hyperlordosis

Answer

Increased thoracic kyphosis

Answer

Lateral pelvic tilt

Answer

Forward head posture

Question 6

A scoliometer trunk rotation reading of approximately 7 degrees on Adam's forward bend test typically correlates with a Cobb angle of:

Accepted Answer

20 degrees

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5 degrees

Answer

10 degrees

Answer

35 degrees

Question 7

Which type of scoliosis is most prevalent, accounting for approximately 80% of all diagnosed cases?

Accepted Answer

Idiopathic scoliosis

Answer

Congenital scoliosis

Answer

Neuromuscular scoliosis

Answer

Degenerative scoliosis