What's Your Posture Got To Do With Your Pain?

"Good" posture requires muscles to function according to their design, from head to toe.

"Bad" posture is a deterioriation in the left-to-right and front-to-back harmonius relationship of the muscles and joints.

Pain is a symptom of postural misalignment and muscular dysfunction.

Muscle function and posture can both be restored, regardless of age, by providing the muscles with the necessary stimulus.

Wednesday, 7 February 2007

Relax You Abdominals For Better Posture

Following on from yesterdays 'Posture Myths' post...

Here are a few things to consider regarding contracting your abdominals:
  • The diaphragm is an important postural muscle. Consider that the average person takes in the region of 23,000 breaths daily, yet only 10% of people are are said to actually recruit their diaphragm. If in addition you begin to contract the abdominals you are further inhibiting proper function of the diaphragm.
  • The abdominals work to flex the trunk, in opposition to the majority of the muscles of the back which are extensors of the spine and trunk.
  • You, as a typical person already spend 11 or more hours sitting - IN FLEXION.
  • What you don't need is more flexion - you need balance!
The body works as a unit. You need to address your posture wholistically, from head to toe restoring the balance from left to right and the dynamic tension from front to back.
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