Question

1. when examining a patients spine for scoliosis, you would observe them in the ______ position and note any deviations from the ______ plane. 28. a...

Explanation:

To examine a patient's spine for scoliosis, the standard position is the forward - bent (or Adam's forward bend) position. In this position, the patient bends forward at the waist with their arms hanging down. When looking for scoliosis, we are checking for deviations from the coronal plane. The coronal plane divides the body into anterior and posterior portions, and a normal spine should be relatively straight in this plane. Scoliosis involves a lateral (side - to - side) curvature of the spine, which is a deviation from the coronal plane.

Answer:

first blank: forward - bent (Adam's forward bend); second blank: coronal