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Got Back Pain? Your Posture May Be The Culprit

Most people struggle with sitting and standing up straight. Many of us can remember as teenagers being told by our parents and teachers that good posture was the key to good health later in life! Sitting and standing with good spinal alignment can actually help prevent back pain. Physical therapists are great at teaching patients how to practice proper posture. If youu2019re experiencing back pain, it could be because of poor posture. Let our clinic help you discover the benefits of physical therapy for back pain. Contact our office today to schedule an appointment with a physical therapist!

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Got Back Pain? Your Posture May Be The Culprit

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  1. Got Back Pain? Your Posture May Be The Culprit GOODPOSTURE,GREATHEALTH Mostpeoplestrugglewithsittingandstandingupstraight.Manyofuscanrememberasteenagersbeing toldbyourparentsandteachersthatgoodposturewasthekeytogoodhealthlaterinlife!Physical therapistsaregreatatteachingpatientshowtopracticeproperposture.Yourphysicaltherapistwillhelp youtounderstandtheimportanceofit,andgiveyoutheeducationnecessarytomakesureyou’re achievingexcellentpostureeveryday. Ifyou’reexperiencingbackpain,itcouldbebecauseofpoorposture.Letourclinichelpyoudiscoverthe benefitsofphysicaltherapyforbackpain.Contactourofficetodaytoscheduleanappointmentwitha physicaltherapist! HOWDOESGOODPOSTURERELIEVEBACKPAIN? Practicinggoodposturewiththehelpofalicensedphysicaltherapistisonewaythatyoucanworkto minimizebackpain.Whenyoubeginphysicaltherapy,youwilllearnhowtodevelopgoodposture, recognizewhenyouarenotpracticinggoodposture,anddiscovermanywaysthathealthypatternsof movementcanminimizeyourbackpain.Somewaysthatdevelopinggoodposturethroughphysical therapycanhelpyouwithavoidingbackpainareasfollows: therapyfitpt.com

  2. 1.AVOIDINGINCORRECTANATOMICALCHANGES Didyouknowthatthewaysinwhichyouuseyourspinecanactuallycausechangesinyouranatomy? It’strue.Sittinghunchedovercancauseexcessstressandcaneventuallyleadtodamageofyourspinal discs,muscles,jointsandthenervesandbloodvesselstravelingthroughyourspine.Thankfullyinmost casesthedamagecanbereversedbyphysicaltherapy.Targetedexercises,stretches,andeducationcan helpyourbodylearntositandstandcorrectly! 2.GOODPOSTUREENCOURAGESFLEXIBILITYANDSTRENGTH Ifyouhaven’thadgoodpostureforalongperiodoftimeanyways,it’sprobablybesttoassumethat learningtomaintainitisn’tgoingtobetheeasiestthingtodo.Itmighttaketimeinphysicaltherapyto gainthestrengthandflexibilityyouneedtokeepidealpostureandspinalalignment.Accordingtothe MayoClinic, “correctposturecanboostyourproductivityandmood,aswellashelpyouuseyour musclesmoreefficiently.” Theworkyoudoandtheeffortyouputinwithyourphysicaltherapisttoachieveyourgoalwillleadto greateroverallfitness.Themoreflexibleyouget,thestrongeryou’llbe,andthelesslikelyyouareto sufferfromnaggingbackpaineveryday. 3.IMPROVEDPOSTUREWITHEVERYDAYACTIVITIES Mostofthetimewhenweheartheterm “goodposture” wethinkofhowwesitorstand,butgood postureisimportantineverythingwedo! Inphysicaltherapy,yourtherapistwillteachyouhowtomaintaingoodpostureduringsportsand everydayactivitiessuchasrunningorwalking.Improvingyouroverallposturewilllessenthewearand tearyouputonyourspineeveryday.Thiswillalsominimizeyourriskofdevelopingbackpainfromthese activities.

  3. 4.ENCOURAGESGOODCIRCULATION Maintainingtheproperspinalalignmentmeansthatyourveinswillnotbeasconstrictedbypressureon yourvertebrae.Therearemanycomponentsofyourspinethatrequirepropercirculationtooperatethe rightwayandtoreformfromdailywearandtear. Itmightseemlikeadauntingtask,butasyourphysicaltherapistguidesyouthroughthedifferent physicaltherapyexercisesandtechniquesthathelpwithmaintaininggoodposture,youwillimproveat keepingthealignmentrequiredforpropercirculation. 5.PREVENTSBACKPAINCAUSEDBYIMPROPERLIFTING Ifyouconstantlyliftheavyobjects,youdefinitelyneedtomakesureyouhavegoodposture!Good postureisacriticalcomponentofliftingobjectswithouthurtingyourself.Ifyouliftandfailtousegood posture,thereisamuchhigherriskthatyouwillhurtyourback. Askyourphysicaltherapisthowtomaintainproperposturewhilelifting.Theywillbeabletoshowyou howtoproperlyliftthings,andalsoguideyouthroughexercisestoholdtherightposture. VISITOUROFFICETODAYFORYOURBACKPAIN Ifyouaresufferingfrombackpain,chancesareitcouldbetheresultofpoorposture.Contactour physicaltherapyofficetodaytogetsetupforaconsultationwithoneofourlicensedphysicaltherapists! Original Source: https://therapyfitpt.com/got-back-pain-your- posture-may-be-the-culprit-therapy-fit/

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