All healthcare professionals worldwide agree that a balanced postural system enhances health and function, and the opposite holds true, that without proper postural alignment the body degenerates at an accelerated rate.
Good Posture therefore, is a fundamental component to optimal health.
What many people may not know, is that we are actually putting our bodies at risk for early onset of degeneration if we don’t take care of our posture. Our bodies were simply not designed to withstand the postural habits of today’s society.
Make a short checklist (I’ve got an example below) and set an alarm.
Simple but effective, set an alarm to go off every 30 minutes. When it goes off do the following in this order:
* Get Up and take a short walk / change posture
* Postural Break
* Do some of your stretches
* Continue with what you were doing
Now this will only take a minute or two of your time so you can easily fit it in. Just have to be disciplined and stick with it.
Make sure you see a trained professional to have your posture assessed and quickly identify any postural disruption patterns you may have developing. Get it sorted early to avoid bigger problems in the future.
If you are concerned about your posture or you are suffering from back pain, please contact us, our sport injury clinic will be happy to arrange an appointment where we can work out a bespoke programme to help return you to peak performance. Your sport injury therapist will provide you with fast, effective pain relief.
