Explain five common postural deformities in detail.
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Knock Knees – In this both the knees knock or touch each other in normal standing position. The gap between ankles goes on increasing.
Flat Foot – It is found in newly bom babies. Children feel pain in the feet and cannot be efficient sports persons. It becomes a postural deformity if it still persists in the lateral childhood. Round Shoulders – It is a postural deformity where shoulders become round and sometimes they seem to be bent forward.
Lordosis – It is a deformity of increased forward curve in the lumber region.
Kyphosis – It is an increase of backward or posterior curve or a decrease or reversal of a forward curve.