Static Posture Analysis
First student project from the Right Step / Taltech Space and Health Lab
Katerina, a talented student studying Informatics TalTech joined the Right Step / Taltech Space and Health lab just before the summer (2025). With a keen interest in software engineering and its application within the healthcare space we explored a range of possibilities settling on experimenting with AI to analyse static posture.
A Persons resting posture can reveal a lot and is a fundamental part of Gary Ward’s AiM - Finding Centre flow motion model.
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“When Gary mapped the journey of every bone and joint in a single footstep, he revolutionised his own anatomical understanding. By observing the body in three dimensions as it moves through the walking gait cycle, he identified optimal movement patterns that we can use to overcome any postural limitations. Anatomy in Motion helps you understand and overcome your movement limitations. By addressing the root causes of your physical and postural adaptations, you can realign, rebalance, and unlock your full movement potential”
Analysing posture is typically done by observation or by finding key landmarks on the body and “feeling” the difference. The goal is to identify muscle and structural imbalances that result in unwanted tension across the body. This can result in discomfort and in extreme cases debilitating pain. In some cases of course there is nothing but arguments have been made that imbalanced tension distribution results in sub optimal performance and hence reduced “flow”, a term used to describe effortless movement.
More and more the use of smart phone cameras and AI are being used to provide such analysis via a method known as “pose estimation”. This project used Media Pipe Pose to identify landmarks which in turn were used to compare various aspects of the body posture. The results were then translated into simple written outputs.
The process is simple and can be accessed via standard laptops and computers and mobile devices. Users take a photo and the app obtains the landmarks and uses “physics” to analyse the main body segments, head, shoulders, hips, knees. It primarily considers the frontal plane but makes some educated guesses for the transverse (rotational) plane.
A bonus feature is the ability to look at two fascia lines, Spiral and Front as described by Tom Myers in his book Anatomy Trains. This also provides insight into imbalance and tension.
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We have had some great initial feedback and an abundance of ideas on where to go next but for now please have a go!
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The creation of Right Step / TalTech lab and this project was, in part supported by the Estonian Research Council - SekMo Program