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  2. Tripod position - Wikipedia

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    The tripod position is often seen in epiglottitis The tripod position may be adopted by people experiencing respiratory distress or who are simply out of breath.. The tripod position or orthopneic position is a physical stance often assumed by people experiencing respiratory distress (such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) or who are simply out of breath (such as a person who has just ...

  3. List of human positions - Wikipedia

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    Paul Cézanne portrait of a man in a sitting position. Sitting requires the buttocks resting on a more or less horizontal structure, such as a chair or the ground. Special ways of sitting are with the legs horizontal, and in an inclined seat. While on a chair the shins are usually vertical, on the ground the shins may be crossed in the lotus ...

  4. Birthing chair - Wikipedia

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    Modern birthing chair Modern birthing chair commonly seen.. As of the 1980s the birthing chair has been making a comeback in the modern medicine of childbirth. Some expecting mothers have reverted to the birthing chair for its upright position because it allows gravity to assist in the expulsion of the baby, and a position ''upright but more or less immobile'. [5]

  5. Seiza - Wikipedia

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    To sit seiza-style, one must first be kneeling on the floor, folding one's legs underneath one's thighs, while resting the buttocks on the heels.The ankles are turned outward as the tops of the feet are lowered so that, in a slight "V" shape, the tops of the feet are flat on the floor and big toes overlapped, the right always on top of the left, and the buttocks are finally lowered all the way ...

  6. Riding-like sitting - Wikipedia

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    Riding-like sitting. Riding-like sitting or balanced sitting includes a sitting posture that approaches the natural resting position. A forward-sloping seat encourages this natural posture, which is the same as when lying on the side while sleeping. The lumbar curve is preserved, the joint angles are open, and the muscles are well-balanced and ...

  7. Resting position - Wikipedia

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    Ballet incorporates several resting poses, including a neutral pose described by Cesare Negri and Jacob de Gheyn II with the feet at 45 degrees, back strait, and chin erect. [2] Neoclassical ballet includes a rest or "preparatory" position called "B plus" (possibly named for George Balanchine ), also called attitude a terre , in which the ...

  8. Tripod stance - Wikipedia

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    In this gait, the tail and the forelimbs form a tripod while the hind legs are being moved. A tripod stance is a behaviour in which quadruped animals rear up on their hind legs and use their tail to support this position. Several animals use this behaviour to improve observation or surveillance, and during feeding, grooming, thermoregulation ...

  9. Childbirth positions - Wikipedia

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    They are referred to as upright birth positions. [3] Understanding the physical effects of each birthing position on the mother and baby is important. However, the psychological effects are crucial as well. Knowledge about birthing positions can help mothers choose the option they are most comfortable with.