Health & Wellness The Newsletter About Your Health And Caring For Your Body
February, 2018
6 BENEFITS OF GOOD POSTURE “Sit Up To Look Up To Pain Relief!”
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• How Poor Posture Contributes To Back Pain • FREE Back Pain Consultation • Patient Success Spotlight • Healthy Recipe
Discussing Benefits Of Posture with Mike Teater, DPT, OCS, Susan Gibbons, PT, DPT, MS, JSCC and Bre Lohn, DPT.
hold your body in a slouch. Good lung function has a healthy impact on all aspects of your body’s functions and helps to reduce pain. 3. It protects your organs, bones, joints and muscles. Holding correct posture reduces unnecessary strain and pressure on these body parts. Most neck and back problems develop from poor posture over time. 4. It prevents arthritis. With poor posture, unnatural pressure is placed on your joints, leading to wear and tear. This in turn can lead to arthritis. Good posture gives your joints the chance to function at their best. 5. It helps you use your muscles more efficiently. With your bones and joints in correct alignment, you are likely to feel more energetic since your body will require less energy to move about. 6. It can have a dramatic impact on the way you feel. When you hold yourself in good posture, rather than a slumped one, you send signals to yourbrain thatmakesyou feelhappierandmoreconfident. Italsochanges theway that peopleseeyou – you’ll appear moreconfident andassertive. Making simple changes in your daily habits can improve your posture and reduce your pain. Postural restoration at Peak Motion Physical Therapy helps thebodyrecruit therightmusclesfor the taskathand, improvingpain restoring prior to function. Our experts have years of training in reducing back and neck pain associated from poor posture.
Dear Valued Client,
MIKE TEATER DPT, OCS
BRE LOHN DPT
If you suffer from back or neck pain, poor posture could be to blame. Poor posture can be a serious danger to your health. If you have poor posture, your bones are not properly aligned, which increasesstrainonyourmuscles, jointsand ligaments. Poor posture causes fatigue, muscular strain and pain. In addition, poor posture can affect the position and function of your vital organs, such as your heart, lungs
SUSAN GIBBONS PT, DPT, MS, JSCC
and intestines.Maintaininggoodposturecanhaveadramatic improvement on your back or neck pain, health, energy and the way you look and feel. Some of the perks of good posture include: 1. Constant exercise for your back and abdominals. Holding good posture takes effort and makes you use the muscles in your back and abdomen properly. 2. Itgreatly improvesyourbreathing. Goodposturemakes room foryour lungs to function at their best – rather than being compressed when you
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