Dynamic Posture Analysis and Movement Quality

What is Dynamic Posture Analysis?

Dynamic posture analysis is an analysis method that evaluates the body postures, musculoskeletal system functions and movement patterns of individuals while they are moving. The points considered in this analysis are how the person stands while moving and how the muscles, joints and other structures work during this time.

What are the Purposes of Dynamic Posture Analysis?

1. Assessment of Postural Balance

Balance and Stability: Assess the balance and stability of the body while moving. This is used to determine how balanced a person is and whether there are any balance disorders.
Adaptation to Daily Activities: Assess how a person maintains their balance while performing their daily movements. This assessment helps to identify the person’s risk of falling and balance problems in advance.

2. Examining Movement Biomechanics

Joint and Muscle Movement: Examines how joints and muscles function during movement. Determines under- and over-working muscle groups.
Movement Patterns: Evaluates the movement patterns a person performs in daily activities or specifically while performing activities such as running and walking. Determines the level of efficiency while performing movement.

3. Evaluating Proportional Capacity

Muscle Strength and Flexibility: Muscle strength and flexibility are important for performing movements correctly and effectively. Dynamic posture analysis allows the evaluation of these factors.
Body Proportions: Provides information about how muscles and joints in different parts of the body work proportionally. Shows whether there is a balanced musculoskeletal system structure while performing these movements.

4. Determining Pain and Injury Risk

Potential Problems: Determines musculoskeletal problems and potential injury risks. Abnormal movement patterns and imbalances are used to predict future injury risks.
Injury Prevention: It is necessary to reduce the stress on the musculoskeletal system by correcting movement patterns to reduce the risk of injury.

5. Treatment and Rehabilitation Planning

Rehabilitation Process: Supports the individual to return to normal movement patterns during the rehabilitation process after injury. It focuses on regaining normal movement patterns to increase the effectiveness of rehabilitation.
Personalized Treatment: Creates treatment plans and exercise programs specific to the person. This is important for solving movement problems and improving overall physical performance.

6. Detection of Technical Errors

Retraining: Identifies errors in technical movements and provides retraining to correct these errors. This can help athletes improve their technical skills.

7. Increased Performance:

Movement Efficiency: It allows athletes to perform more efficiently and effectively by optimizing their movement patterns. This reduces the amount of energy spent while performing the movement and provides higher performance.
Technical Development: It ensures that technical movements are performed correctly. It helps to correct technical errors and increase performance.

What is Motion Quality Analysis?

It refers to how efficiently, controlled, balanced and correctly an individual can perform certain movements. Movement quality requires the musculoskeletal system to function healthily and harmoniously, joints to have appropriate range of motion, and muscles to have sufficient strength, flexibility and stability. High movement quality allows a person to perform daily life activities, sports or exercises efficiently and without risk of injury.

What are the Purposes of Motion Quality Analysis?

1. Detection of Movement Abnormalities

Imbalances: Imbalances between muscles and joints, weak points or overworked muscle groups are determined. These imbalances can reduce the efficiency of movement and lead to injuries.
Movement Limitations: Factors that limit movement, such as joint range of motion restrictions or muscle stiffness, are determined. This can cause decreased performance and injury risk, especially in athletes.

2. Reducing the Risk of Injury

Pre-Injury Detection: Movement quality is assessed to determine potential injury risks and reduce these risks. Abnormal movement patterns and muscle imbalances are corrected to minimize the possibility of injury.
Preventive Measures: Generally, strategies are developed to improve movement quality in athletes and physically active individuals to prevent possible injuries.

3. Improving Performance

Efficient Movement: Movement quality analysis is used to make an individual’s movements more efficient and effective. This can increase performance by saving energy.
Technical Development: Increasing movement quality helps athletes or people who engage in physical activities improve their technical skills.

4. Rehabilitation and Recovery Process

Post-Injury Evaluation: This analysis helps the individual regain movement skills during the rehabilitation process after injury and provides information about the person’s current situation during the rehabilitation process, allowing the process to be optimized.
Monitoring the Recovery Process: Regular monitoring of movement quality during rehabilitation increases the effectiveness of treatment plans and accelerates the recovery process.

5. Personalized Exercise Programs

Programming According to Individual Needs: Movement quality analysis is used to develop an individualized exercise and training program according to the person’s specific needs. This allows the person to strengthen their weaknesses.
Monitoring and Development: Optimizes the training program and treatment approaches by monitoring the developments in the individual’s movement quality.

6. General Health and Functionality

Daily Life Quality: High movement quality allows the individual to perform daily life activities painlessly and efficiently. This increases the overall quality of life.
Functional Capacity: Movement quality helps an individual live a more independent and healthy life by increasing their functional capacity.