Describe four ways that a practitioner can teach a client how to improve posture

What will be an ideal response?


A practitioner can show the client pictures of her posture from the side and assess it against a plumb line, can apply vertical compression to the client shoulders so she can feel if the spine bends, can have the client exploring tipping the pelvis in a standing or seated posture to feel its affect on alignment, and can show the client how to level the pelvis and isometrically contract the lower abdominals to maintain a level pelvis.

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a. Before inhaled corticosteroids are administered b. When an active upper respiratory infection is causing bronchospasm c. After therapy to decrease infection and inflammation d. Only during mechanical ventilation of a patient with COPD

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Which mandibular first molar surface crown is shorter so that all the cusps can be seen?

A. buccal B. mesial C. distal D. lingual

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Which race/ethnicity has the highest prevalence of heart disease, at 11.9%?

A. African Americans B. Asian Americans C. Hispanics D. Whites

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