Excessive lordosis is also referred to as which of the following?

Excessive lordosis is also referred to as which of the following?

• A. Anterior pelvic tilt
• B. Posterior tilt
• C. Lateral tilt
• D. Thoracic kyphosis

Answer: (A)

Excessive lordosis means an exaggerated inward curve in the lower spine. When that curve increases, the pelvis tends to rotate forward, producing an anterior pelvic tilt. This forward tilt is the natural way the pelvis adapts to a hyperlordotic lumbar curve, helping the body maintain balance and upright posture. If the pelvis tilted backward (posterior tilt), the lumbar curve would flatten or reduce, not increase. A lateral tilt is a side-to-side shift of the pelvis, which isn’t about the forward-backward curvature. Thoracic kyphosis refers to an exaggerated outward curve in the upper back, not the pelvis or lumbar region.

Excessive lordosis means an exaggerated inward curve in the lower spine. When that curve increases, the pelvis tends to rotate forward, producing an anterior pelvic tilt. This forward tilt is the natural way the pelvis adapts to a hyperlordotic lumbar curve, helping the body maintain balance and upright posture.

If the pelvis tilted backward (posterior tilt), the lumbar curve would flatten or reduce, not increase. A lateral tilt is a side-to-side shift of the pelvis, which isn’t about the forward-backward curvature. Thoracic kyphosis refers to an exaggerated outward curve in the upper back, not the pelvis or lumbar region.