Posture

Many people that come into our office are uncertain as to why they have neck, shoulder or back pain.  The common statement is that, “it came out of nowhere.”  However, as practitioners we have come to realize that there is a cause for these symptoms, and it’s due to postural strain over time.  As sedentary individuals, we don’t move as much as we used to and therefore do not stimulate our core and postural muscles as we once did.  Our spine is strained more from lack of use, than from over usage.  

Common Symptoms:

• Headaches/Migraines
• Neck pain
• Shoulder Pain
• Shoulder blade pain
• Tightness of trapezius and neck muscles
• Lower back pain
• Head forward position
• Slumped shoulders (internal rotation)
• Hump-back (Hyper-kyphosis)
• Imbalance

Treatment consists of retraining postural muscles and spinal stabilizing muscles to work as intended-in an upright position.  Chiropractic manipulations, strengthening, core stabilization, neurological retraining and postural devices are often used to re-establish normal curvature and postural mechanisms in the spine.