The following is a list of materials you will need before beginning your assessment.
You will need to acquire enough yarn to reach from the ceiling to the floor of the room you are performing the postural analysis in.
You will need a nail that you will tie to the end of the piece of yarn to create a plumb line. This nail will serve as a weight to assure the yarn has no slack and a straight line is achieved.
You will need tape to secure the plumb line to the ceiling before beginning the postural analysis. The tape will be placed at the end of the yarn opposite of the nail.
You will need a tape measure to record various measurements of your patient. A six foot tape measure will suffice for all measurements involved in this postural analysis.