Positions for Starting Exercises

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Positions for Starting Exercises

• Fundamental Derived Positions

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Fundamental derived Positions

• All these positions are usually described as the
• starting positions from which exercises start.

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Selection of The Starting Position

• The following should be considered
• The ability of the pt. to assume the position.
• The need to stabilize one segment of the body to
  permit safe efficient movement. .
• The use of gravity for assistance or resistance.
• The presence of pain or discomfort ( the
  position. should be pain free to assure
  relaxation of the pt. .
• The use of a short lever arm versus a long lever
  arm.

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Lying ( supine or backlying )

• Characteristics
• It is the easiest of the whole positions.
• The body is fully supported with a wide
  base of support low centre of gravity
• ( C.O.G.).

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DERIVED POSITIONS FROM LYING

• Prone lying ( face lying ).
• 2. Side lying.
• 3. Crook lying.

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Sitting

• Characteristics
• It is a comfortable, natural very stable
  position. The centre of gravity is low but near
  to the edge of the base of support which is the
  area between both the legs of the seat the pt.
  feet.

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Derived Positions from Sitting

1. Long sitting.
2. Forward lean sitting.

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Kneeling

• Characteristics
• This position is unstable difficult to
  maintain as the C.O.G. falls close to the edge of
  the base, which is the area of the legs only.

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Derived Positions from Kneeling

1. Kneel sitting.
2. Prone kneeling ( cat pos., quadruped pos., four
   foot pos.)

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Standing

• Characteristics
• The base of support is very small the
  C.O.G. is high.

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Derived Positions from Standing

1. Stride Standing.
2. Walk standing.