HEALTH &WELLNESS NEWSLETTER
April, 2020
CORRECT YOUR POSTURE FOR A MORE COMFORTABLE LIFE! INSIDE:
• Improving Your Posture • Live Life To The Maxx
• Patient Success • Healthy Recipe
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• Manual Therapy • Sports & Orthopedic Injuries • Balance Center • Gait Training • Dizziness & BPPV
• Posture Correction • Astym Certified Providers • BodyQ • Custom Orthotics • Fyzical First
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and slump when we feel drained becauseourbodies (quite literally) get tired of holding us up. Poor posture leads to excessive strain on your joints, muscles, tendons, and ligaments. It also weakensmanyofthecoremuscles that are needed in order to keep you upright and healthy. Posture changes occur over time and most people don’t pay attention to themuntil theybegin tonotice aches and pains. Even if you exercise regularly, it is possible that there are still a few weak muscles contributing to your posture that you may not even realize. The muscles in your
How do you maintain your posture throughout the day? Do you catch yourself slouching frequently? Do those last couple hours of the school or workday leaveyouhunchedoverand ready to leave? Ifyouareexperiencing aches and pains, especially in your neck or back, poor posture is probably to blame. Fortunately, posture can be improved with the help of physical therapy. Call us today to learn more about how you can improve your posture and lead a pain-free, active life! The 3 curves of your spine: Yourspinehas3curves,whichprovidesupport and flexibility, in addition to protecting the nerves running up and down your spine. Your neck and lower back should be gently curved in, while your upper back should be slightly curved out. When you slouch, the spine in your neck and lower back actually becomes straighter,while theupperbackbecomesexcessivelycurved.Thisproduces a forward-headpostureandhumpedupperback. Ifyourabdominalmuscles are weak, you may also experience an excessive arch in your lower back. Common postural issues: Poor posture isn’t anything to be embarrassed about - very few people have perfect posture, and most people partake in bad posture habits in one way or another. We become so wrapped up in whatever tasks we are doing that we forget to think about the way our bodies are positioned.
I am feeling stronger than I have ever felt! "Before coming to Fyzical I had to limit my activity, was losing sleep and was just very uncomfortable all the time. Now, I am feeling stronger than I have ever felt in my whole life and have the tools to keep getting stronger. Thank you!” - Ashley N. PATIENT SUCCESS SPOTLIGHT
shoulders, back, abdomen, buttocks, and pelvic floor all play an important role in your posture. If even one of these is weak, your core will be affected, and your posture may suffer. Your body is designed to align perfectly, in order to allow for proper movementof themuscles,breathing,andbloodcirculation. If poor posture continues, it can eventually lead to chronic conditions as you age.
Improper posture isn’t due to laziness or apathy; rather, it generally has something to do with a physical weakness within our bodies. We slouch
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