What is Posture?
Posture is the position in which you hold your body upright against gravity
while standing, sitting or laying down. Good posture involves training the body
to stand, walk, sit and lie in positions where the least strain is placed on supporting
muscles and ligaments.
Good Posture makes you
look great, feel more energetic and project confidence. It also helps prevent
injury and reduce pain.
We all want good posture... but it can be so hard to achieve if you have
poor posture. That's because acquiring good posture involves not only learning
new movements and positions, but changing life-long habits as well.
How to Correct Your Posture
Just knowing how to correct your posture is not enough
to achieve a change in your actual habit. Our body uses learnt motor patterns
to perform everyday activities. When we sit, stand, walk or move - our body
follows previously learnt motor patterns. If your body has learned to slouch -
that's what it will do.
Posture Assessment
The first step to discovering how to correct your
posture is to have your posture type assessed. Your physiotherapist is an
expert at posture assessment.
Your physiotherapist is the ideal health professional to identify your posture style and provide you with hands-on treatment, posture correction exercises and helpful home products for you to achieve great posture again! And… you're never too old to start. It just gets harder to change your old ways.
Your physiotherapist is the ideal health professional to identify your posture style and provide you with hands-on treatment, posture correction exercises and helpful home products for you to achieve great posture again! And… you're never too old to start. It just gets harder to change your old ways.
If you need posture correction advice, please contact your physiotherapist.
