POSTURAL REHABILITATION
Posture is the position in which we hold our bodies while standing, sitting or lying down. Your posture directly affects your health. When posture is bad, pressure on your spine is increased. This can lead to tension, soreness, headaches, back pain and fatigue. Postural imbalance also compresses your internal organs, reducing their efficiency and proper function. This may cause such issues as respiratory problems, chest tightness, high blood pressure or poor digestion.
Fatigue is one of the most common symptoms of poor posture. It takes a lot of energy to hold the body in an awkward position, and in turn this alters our breathing capacity which can be diminished by 30%. Good posture is the correct alignment of body parts supported by the right amount of muscle tension against gravity. A good postural position permits you to breathe better, and as a result reduces fatigue and minimises other side effects associated with bad posture.
Proper posture keeps muscles, ligaments, bones and internal organs in their natural position. This reduces wear and tear of the joints, and relieves stress, improving health and enhancing your appearance. Good posture can also increase self-confidence. In our experience people who adopt good posture not only display greater confidence but have a stronger belief in their own abilities than those with poor posture.
The postural rehabilitation component of the C.R.I.S program at Chiropractic One in Liverpool focuses on performing a detailed postural analysis which assesses you for changes in stance, leveling of the hips and pelvis, increase in the spinal curvatures, variations to gait (walking), height difference across the shoulders and tilting of the head and neck. Once the postural analysis is completed a system of spinal adjustments, postural awareness techniques and corrective exercises are implemented simultaneously to stimulate, retrain and strengthen your body in order to facilitate a return to normal posture. Correcting poor posture does take discipline, but there’s no doubt the health rewards to you will be well worth the effort.
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