Pelvis & Shoulder Anatomy

Anterior Pelvis Landmarks

ASIS

SIT Bones

ASIS

Posterior Pelvis Landmarks

SIT Bones

Pelvic Orientation• Forward Facing Neutral Hips

• External Rotation Open Hips

Identify Pelvis Position

Pelvic Tilt: Neutral Anterior/Posterior

Neutral Posterior Tilt Anterior Tilt

Flexion / Extension• flexion (bending/folding) is a position that is made possible by the

joint angle decreasing. The skeletal (bones, cartilage, and ligaments) and muscular (muscles and tendons) systems work together to move the joint into a "flexed" position. For example the elbow is flexed when the hand is brought closer to the shoulder The trunk may be flexed toward the legs or the neck to the chest.

• The opposite term is extension (straightening, lengthening). Flexion decreases the angle between the bones of the limb at a joint, and extension increases it.

Femur Bone Adduction / Abduction

• +Adduction + - drawing the thigh (femur bone) to midline

• Muscles- adductors, pectineus, gracilis .

Step back to center

-Abduction - drawing the thigh away from midline

• Muscles-gluteus medius & minimus,tensor fascia late, piriformis, obturator

• Step out to the side.

Turning the Thigh Outward (External Rotation)

Turning Thigh Inward Internal Rotation

Shoulder Landmarks

Shoulder Girdle Movements

Plug Shoulders In Socket

• Shoulder & Hip prepatory poses• Utkatasana-chair pose• Adho Mukha Svanasana- downward dog• Garudasana- eagle• Utthita Trikonasana- triangle• Virabhadrasana II- warrior II• Virabhadrasana I-warrior I• Parivrtta Parsvakonasana-side angle pose• Eka Pada Rajakapotasana-1 legged pigeon pose• Chaturanga Dandasana-four limbed staff pose• Prasarita Padottanasana-wide- leg forward bend• Urdhva Mukha Svanasana-upward facing dog• Gomukhasana-cow face pose