

Picture Perfect Posture Program Part III
Good Posture & Aging Poor posture extracts a high price as you age because it can: 1) Limit your range of motion - muscles can be permanently shortened or stretched when a slumped over position becomes your normal position. Muscles and ligaments that have been shortened or stretched no longer function as they should. 2) Increase discomfort and pain - it can often cause headaches and pain in the shoulders, arms, hands and around the eyes resulting from a forward-head position.

Picture Perfect Posture Program Part II
Last time we talked about causes of bad posture, pain associated with bad posture, health in regards to posture, and how to recognize poor posture. Today we'll discuss what good posture looks like. What does perfect posture look like? Normal Posture Perfect standing posture is when the following are properly aligned--the points between your eyes, chin, collarbone, breastbone, pubic area and midpoint between your ankles; From the side, you can easily see the three natural curv


Picture Perfect Posture Program Part I
Poor Posture - How Does it Happen? Often, poor posture develops because of accidents or falls; things that may be out of your control. However, bad posture can also develop from environmental factors or bad habits. This means that you have control! Active Health Chiropractic understands posture-related problems These problems are increasing and can be seen in: 1) As a society, studies have shown that adults over 18 spend a little over 3 hours on their phones and devices. Howe