In the 'Symptoms - Skeletal' section of our in-depth questionnaire we ask the following question about good or poor posture:
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How would you or others rate your posture? Poor posture usually consists of shoulders and head hunched forward, and the back bent forward. Good posture means that the ears, shoulders, hips, knees and ankles make a straight line, when viewed from the side.
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Your answer |
...indicates |
...and suggests |
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"Don't know" |
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"Very poor" |
Having poor posture |
A symptom |
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"Poor" |
Having poor posture |
A symptom |
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"Average" |
Having average posture |
A symptom |
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"Excellent" |
Having good posture |
A symptom |
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Your answer will affect the likelihoods of the conditions below.
Any answers in green reduce the likelihood of the condition.
GLOSSARY
Parkinson's Disease (Parkinson's)
A chronic, slowly-progressing disease of the nervous system characterized clinically by the combination of tremor, rigidity, extreme slowness of movement, and stooped posture. It is characterized pathologically by loss of dopamine in the substantia nigra.
Last updated: May 10, 2007
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