Postural Assessment

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Postural Assessment
The client has a forward head posture, and the head is tilted to the left. Her right shoulder is higher than the right. She also has a minimal thoracic kyphosis. Upon forward bending, the right thoracic area appears to be higher than the left. The right PSIS is higher than the left with hypomobility during hip flexion on the right.
Upon assessing myself in front of the mirror, the findings include the following: forward head posture, and increased thoracic kyphosis.
Stretches and Exercises
1 Forward head posture and thoracic kyphosis
1 Stretching of suboccipital muscles, bilateral sternocleidomastoid, upper trapezius, pectoralis major and minor, and levator scapulae CITATION McQ20 \l 1033 (McQuilkie & Turetsky, 2020)
2 Strengthening of longus colli, longus capitis, rhomboids, serratus anterior, and lower trapezius CITATION McQ20 \l 1033 (McQuilkie & Turetsky, 2020)
3 Chin tucks (Kisner, Colby, & Borstad, 2017)
4 Neck stabilization exercises (Fathollahnejad Letafatkar, & Hadadnezhad, 2019)
2 Right shoulder higher than left; Right PSIS higher than left
5 Stretching of the left latissimus dorsi
6 Strengthening of the right latissimus dorsi CITATION McQ20 \l 1033 (Mc...