Posture Pointers - part 2

Articles by Dr. Erdman are for informational purposes, and are not to be taken as specific medical advice.

 

In the last article we looked at what issues negatively affect general posture, from heredity to cell phone use, and how to improve general posture in a daily routine.

In this, the second part of the series, we are going to investigate good sitting posture and effective standing posture.

Sitting posture is very important for the spinal discs. Your body literally starts to shut down specific parts of the brain related to muscle tone, cognitive awareness and breathing, the longer you stay sitting in one position. This process starts at about 15-30 minutes of sitting.  Sitting also puts 13 times more compressive force on the low back discs than any other position.

Look at your own posture when sitting at a computer for a length of time. We start out upright and alert, but before an hour has passed, we are slouching and distracted, right?

Posture Pointers - part 1

Articles by Dr. Erdman are for informational purposes, and are not to be taken as specific medical advice.

 

As a chiropractor, posture is of great importance in my evaluation of a patient. Your posture tells me a lot about your work habits, your sleep habits and your sitting and standing tendencies.  There are three basic areas of posture: general posture, sitting posture and standing posture. Being aware of your body position in all stages can be the difference between daily pain and no pain at all.

This plandemic has forced many people to work from home. Most thought it would just be for a short while. Well, we can all see how that turned out! Now, many are faced with home working environments ill-equipped at facilitating good working posture. Very few people have good work stations set up ergonomically correct, at their home. When I hear people say “I work at the dining room table,” or “I sit on the couch,” or “I use the bar stool at the counter,” I immediately know those postures are creating issues of pain somewhere in that patient.