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Poor Posture Pain Treatment in Bel Air, MD
Poor Posture Pain Treatment in Bel Air, MD
Why is posture a health issue?
The effect of posture on health is becoming more evident. Spinal pain, headache, mood, blood pressure, pulse, and lung capacity are all among the functions most easily influenced by posture.
Example: As the head moves forward out of line, lung capacity can be reduced up to 30%.
Proper Alignment
Proper alignment includes vertical and horizontal alignment.
- Vertical: ear, shoulder, hip, knees, and feet make a vertical line
- Horizontal: ears, shoulders, hips level
Examples of postural issues:
- Vertical issues:
- Head forward (Tech neck)
- Swayback
- Flatback
- Horizontal issues:
- Uneven hips
- Uneven shoulders
What causes changes in posture?
Structure changes can occur due to injury, age, repetitive motion, ergonomics, and lifestyle.
Why does posture cause an issue?
Example 1: Head pushed forward
Imagine your head was a bowling ball; they weigh about the same. If you hold the bowling ball in the palm of your hand, with your arm tucked close to your body, you could hold it there for quite a while. If you slowly move your arm away from your body and continue to palm that bowling ball, the weight of the ball will put more and more stress on your arm, back, and neck. Essentially, undo stress is put upon the muscles and joints when moving out of proper alignment.
Example 2: Uneven Hips
Imagine your hips are uneven. This creates and unbalanced leg length which can later your gait. These structural changes in your hip alignment puts stress on the rest of your body as the joint when misaligned will not function or wear in their proper range of motion. This can cause pain or injuries up or down the skeleton as hip misalignment alignment can often cause knee issues.
Symptoms of poor posture
Besides the visual changes to posture, other issues can arise. People often think postural issues are only a vanity thing. However when you change the structural line of the skeleton then it puts undo pressure and stress on your joints. They do not function in their proper range of motion. This creates an imbalance of muscles, pain, and inflammation.
- Back pain
- Body aches and pains
- Muscle fatigue
- Headache
Treatment for Poor Posture
Treatment Goals
- Fix the alignment
- Heal, stretch and strengthen affected muscles and tendons to support the alignment
- Reduce pain and inflammation
- Restore proper and range of motion of the joints.
- Prevent further issues
Our providers will create a treatment plan suing chiropractic, PT, acceptance, cold laser and dry needling to accomplish these goals. With all injuries you can seek help before the pain arrives. Poor posture is a sign that something is happening.
