How to Improve Poor Posture
Poor posture can carry over into every movement we make throughout the day. Sitting or standing in certain positions can cause strain and lead to pain, all due to our posture. Good posture is important for maintaining ideal long-term health and making sure that we are holding our bodies in a way that helps prevent pain and injuries.
Posture, according to Physiopedia, is “the attitude assumed by the body either with support during the course of muscular activity, or as a result of the coordinated action performed by a group of muscles working to maintain stability”. There are two types of posture. Dynamic posture is how you hold yourself while you are moving, while static posture is how you hold yourself when you aren’t moving. In dynamic posture the muscles and body structures need to adapt to changing positions and circumstances, where as in static posture “body segments are aligned and maintained in fixed positions”. It’s important to maintain good static and dynamic posture.
Meeting with a physiotherapist can help you address your posture. They can help to perform a postural assessment on you, and then provide education to help you determine the best ways to hold yourself and protect your posture. Nicole, our physiotherapy resident at FLXME, will then be able to implement exercises and hands on work that can help eliminate any pain if you have any and help ensure you are practicing correct posture, and have the muscles and connections needed to support it.
Come into FLXME to try out physiotherapy for your posture today! It is a preventative step that can be taken to ensure that you protect your body and remain as pain free as possible by protecting your posture.
Sources:
https://www.physiobydesign.co.nz/blog/2016/10/26/posture-posture-and-posture
https://www.physio-pedia.com/Posture
https://www.physio.co.uk/treatments/physiotherapy/postural-realignment.php