FUNDAMENTAL

AND

DERIVED POSITIONS

Demonstraor: Norah Abdulaziz

Lecture 1 - Practical

RHPT 246

ANATOMIC TERMS

FUNDAMENTAL POSITIONS

1. Standing position.

2. Kneeling position.

3. Sitting position.

4. Lying position.

5. Hanging position.

FUNDAMENTAL POSITIONS Standing position Hanging position

Lying position

Sitting position

Kneeling position

DERIVED POSITIONS

From Standing

From Kneeling

From Sitting

From Lying

From Hanging

POSITIONS DERIVED FROM STANDING

Wing Standing Bend Standing Reach Standing

Stretch Standing Yard Standing

A . By alternation of the arms

B. BY ALTERNATION OF THE LEGS

Toe standing Stride Standing

Walk Standing

Half Standing Step standing

C. BY ALTERNATION OF THE TRUNK

Lax Stoop standing Stoop Standing

POSITION DERIVED FROM KNEELING Half Kneeling Kneel Sitting

Side sitting

Prone Kneeling

POSITION DERIVED FROM SITTING

Ride Sitting Crook Sitting

Long Sitting

Cross Sitting

Stride Sitting

High Sitting

POSITION DERIVED FROM LYING Crook lying

Crook Lying with pelvis lifted

Half Lying Prone Lying

POSITION DERIVED FROM LYING

Side Lying Sit Lying

Leg prone Lying

POSITION DERIVED FROM HANGING

Half Hanging

Reference:

Practical Exercise Therapy by Margaret Hollis, Phyllis

Fletcher Cook.