Many people don’t realise just how important it is to have ‘good posture’ and fix postural imbalance, but the way your spine is aligned actually has a significant impact on your daily life. Helping fix bad posture isn’t just about the way your body looks to other people, and to yourself in the mirror, it’s about your health and wellbeing as well, and you shouldn’t underestimate how beneficial maintaining good posture can be.
You will often hear chiropractors and other medical professionals refer to posture as a ‘neutral spine’ and simply put, when your body is properly aligned, the natural curvature of your spine is supporting your body and less energy is required to maintain this posture and has many health benefits. If you’re wondering why having proper posture is so important, below we have listed some of the main reasons why you should ensure that you’re always holding your body correctly whilst you’re sitting and standing.
Prevent fewer aches and pains
When you have healthy posture, there will be less excessive strain and pressure placed on your body’s joints, tendons, ligaments and overactive muscles as well as organ function, and this can have a positive effect on common aches and pains. Things such as neck pain and lower back pain can be eased when you improve your poor posture and many are surprised by how much of a difference proper alignment can make in this regard. In fact, it isn’t uncommon for lots of unexplained aches and pains to be caused by incorrect poor posture.
Increase energy levels
As touched on above, improving poor posture and other postural problems can reduce the amount of energy required to keep your body in a comfortable seated or standing position and this is because your muscles won’t have to work as hard. Your body will generally be more efficient and in addition to using less energy, you will also be reducing muscle fatigue and the likelihood of things like tension headaches too. Often, when they maintain proper posture with chiropractic treatment and other chiropractic adjustments, people feel much less tired throughout the day.
Reduce the risk of injury
Having good posture when you’re sitting and standing will help to prevent increased stress on the joints and wear of the joint’s surfaces. This, in turn, will help to reduce the likelihood of injury when completing common daily activities. Not to mention, good body posture is incredibly useful during workouts as well and it can help to prevent injury caused by doing exercises with incorrect form. Due to the fact that improving bad posture also improves blood flow and circulation around the body, your weaker muscles will be getting the oxygen they need to perform at their best too.
Improve lung capacity
The alignment of your body will directly affect how easy it is for your lungs to expand too and many aren’t aware that good posture can help to improve the respiratory system. When you’re not slouching, which is commonly associated with incorrect poor posture, you will find it much easier to breathe as your rib cage won’t be restricting your lung expansion. Over time, this can have a significant impact on your lung capacity, which is beneficial for a number of different reasons.
Help the digestive system
Similarly to your respiratory system being affected by your posture, your digestive system is too and improve posture can make it much easier for your abdominal organs to do their job properly. Again, when your body is correctly aligned, your rib cage won’t be restricting organs like the stomach and intestine, which can interfere with proper digestion. Often, simply improving posture with help of a chiropractic adjustment and strengthening exercises can help to reduce issues such as; bloating, heartburn and acid reflux as well.
Getting your posture checked with ChiroCulture
Ultimately, your posture isn’t something that you should overlook and having good posture and improving posture problems is undeniably important. If you’re wanting to get your posture checked with chiropractic adjustments at a professional chiropractic care clinic, your local chiropractor can help and is the best person to turn to. Not only will they be able to help reduce or alleviate the aches and pains, such as head pain, that have been caused by poor posture, but they can also provide you with additional information and treatment plan relating to your posture and what you need to do to improve your posture.
This autumn you can get your posture checked for free here at ChiroCulture chiropractic care clinic with a digital Posture Screening analysis. You can find out more about this latest offer on our website and if you’d like to book your free 15 minute screening, simply call us today on 01932 567 774 or email us at info@chiroculture.co.uk. We look forward to hearing from you.
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