28/05/2025
Always a classic!
👣 My most shared post of 2021 👣
Part 2 Sagittal plane pelvis.
This is the anterior / posterior tilt of the pelvis. An anterior tilt is what .chek described as a Donald duck posture and a posterior tilt he described as a Pink Panther posture 😂 I still love this... I think it creates a great visual.
The anterior tilted pelvis responds to and has a direct impact on internal rotation of the femurs as well as extension of the lumbar spine.
Femoral (thigh bone) internal rotation with the pelvic anterior tilt puts length into all those oh so important extensor muscles of the hamstrings and glutes. These muscles are known as extenders of the hip, and yet a resting anterior tilt with internal femurs very much creates a hip flexion. Which means these muscles rest long. Their work now is to act to prevent further anterior tilt and hip flexion rather than actual extension of the hip. Muscles of the anterior hip rest short as a result.
With the spinal extension, muscles of the low back will be short while lower abdominals will be long.
If you have discomfort in your low back, are you one of these anterior tilted people? If you follow the anterior tilt down passing beyond the internally rotated femurs, you will likely find the accompanying flatter foot shape. A flat foot and an anterior tilt are not an uncommon relationship to be found in the human body.
Resting posture is interesting. We find ourselves stuck in it and can't get out of it. We accept it as our norm and live with the consequences. So many times I have been informed that we cannot change it... and yet change it is what we do. Teach your anterior tilt to posterior tilt, your lumbar spine to flex, your flat feet to supinate and give your body a chance to experience that which it ordinarily does not.
I should say that neither Donald Duck nor Pink Panther are "correct"... the goal is to be able to freely access both. It's just that Donald Duck needs a little more Pink Panther on his life... and vice versa 🙌🏼
