Take the Thomas Test, see if you have tight hip flexors/quads here: https://youtu.be/TNL6gBKKTpk
[Resources Cited In Video]
Standard pelvic tilt measurement:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2565125/
Measuring of pelvic angle:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1356689X11000816
Difference of pelvic tilt, up to 23 degrees… with bone structure alone:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2565125/
Bret Contreras Article with 2 APT studies:
https://bretcontreras.com/current-position-statement-on-anterior-pelvic-tilt/
People with Anterior Pelvic Tilt did not all have weaker abs:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2951745
People with anterior pelvic tilt did NOT exhibit less hip extension or range of motion:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18796868
Structural factors such as pelvic tilt are not associated with the occurrence of lower back Pain:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12322811
Systematic review concluded structural factors such as pelvic tilt are not associated with the occurrence of lower back Pain:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4096432/
Most healthy athletes have Anterior Pelvic Tilt:
https://journals.lww.com/nsca-scj/Fulltext/2008/10000/Static_Posture_Assessment_Screen_of_Athletes_.3.aspx#R15-3
Advantage of Anterior Pelvic Tilt in running & jumping:
https://journals.lww.com/nsca-scj/Fulltext/2008/10000/Static_Posture_Assessment_Screen_of_Athletes_.3.aspx#R15-3
Anterior Pelvic Tilt was a major factor in predicting success with the Snatch lift:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21873899
Over 75% of the population have Anterior Pelvic Tilt:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21658988
Stretch or movement for just 30 minutes a day may be enough to prevent shortening of psoas:
https://ard.bmj.com/content/49/5/316
[Additional Articles & Studies Over Anterior Pelvic Tilt]
Fallacy Of Analyzing Posture Based On Surface Contours Of The Body:
http://www.yogaback.com/the-fallacy-of-analyzing-posture-based-on-the-surface-contours-of-the-body.html
Article by Bret Contreras “Current Position Statement On Anterior Pelvic Tilt”:
https://bretcontreras.com/current-position-statement-on-anterior-pelvic-tilt/
Joel V Simon, Musculoskeletal and Sports Physiotherapist (2010-present):
https://www.quora.com/How-does-one-correct-anterior-pelvic-tilt
Article by Michael Matthews at MuscleForLife.com “This Is Everything You Need To Know About Anterior Pelvic Tilt”:
https://www.muscleforlife.com/anterior-pelvic-tilt/
Todd Hargrove from BetterMovement.com came to the same conclusion:
https://www.bettermovement.org/blog/2011/does-excessive-sitting-shorten-the-hip-flexors
Most of us actually sit in a posterior pelvic tilt:
https://breakingmuscle.com/fitness/dispelling-the-myths-about-poor-posture-and-your-poor-pelvis
How to really assess lumbar lordosis – Dispelling the myth of anterior pelvic tilt:
https://trainingandrehabilitation.com/really-assess-lumbar-lordosis-dispelling-fallacy-anterior-pelvic-tilt/
Article from Ben Cormack, “Is Your Anterior Pelvic Tilt Slowly Killing You?”:
https://cor-kinetic.com/is-your-anterior-pelvic-tilt-slowly-killing-you/
Dispelling The Myths About Poor Posture Article:
https://breakingmuscle.com/fitness/dispelling-the-myths-about-poor-posture-and-your-poor-pelvis
Postural Aberrations In Low Back Pain “These postural parameters identified discrete postural profiles but had moderate value as predictors of low back pain. Therefore other unidentified factors are also important in the prediction of low back pain.”:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7717811
Lumbar-pelvic-femoral balance on sitting and standing lateral radiographs:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877056812003003
Pelvic Tilt: Can It Actually be Resolved? - APT is a whole body issue:
https://www.puori.com/blog/2016/12/07/pelvic-tilt-can-actually-resolved
Video from Bob Schrupp & Brad Heineck on PhysicalTherapyVideo channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hf27o0VLPco&t
Loss Of Lumbar Lordosis Connected With Pain (Not Pelvic Tilt):
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11840105
[Studies/Papers That Show Negative Effects Of Excessive APT]
APT bad for gait in stroke victims:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5788769/
Shortening of the iliopsoas that can cause loss of hip extensibility:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8902682
https://journals.lww.com/nsca-scj/Fulltext/2010/08000/Exercise_Strategies_to_Prevent_the_Development_of.6.aspx#R16-6
Elderly Decrease Anterior Pelvic Tilt Through Hip Flexor Stretching:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21497318
Chronic Low Back Pain In Female Athletes:
https://journals.humankinetics.com/doi/pdf/10.1123/jsr.5.4.275
Exercise Strategies to Prevent the Development of the Anterior Pelvic Tilt:
https://journals.lww.com/nsca-scj/Fulltext/2010/08000/Exercise_Strategies_to_Prevent_the_Development_of.6.aspx#R16-6