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6 BENEFITS TO YOUR GOOD POSTURE “Don’t Let Back and Neck Pain Ruin Your Day!”
Maintaining good posture can have a dramatic 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. It greatly improves your breathing. Good posture makes room for your lungs to function at their best – rather than being compressed when you 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.
your joints, leading to wear and tear.This in turn can lead toarthritis. 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. Itcanhaveadramatic impactonthewayyoufeel. Whenyouholdyourself in good posture, rather than a slumped one, you send signals to your brain that makes you feel happier and more confident. It also changes the way that people see you – you’ll appear more confident and assertive. Making simple changes in your daily habits can improve your posture and reduce your pain. Postural restoration at Progressive PhysicalTherapy helps thebodyrecruit therightmusclesfor the taskathand, improvingpainrestoring prior to function.Ourexpertshaveyearsof training in reducingbackandneck pain associated from poor posture.
4. It prevents arthritis. With poor posture, unnatural pressure is placed on
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