The importance of good posture

Well yes, the holidays are over! You have started work again and the pain in your shoulders, lower back and neck has arisen with the start of the school year! Don't worry, there are lasting solutions for you. Physical therapy and good posture can help.

 

            Everyone tells us about the importance of having good posture. However, we never really seem to know why our posture is so important to us. Take for example a person who works in front of a computer eight hours a day, if the workstation of this person is not ergonomic, it will tend to round his back in a natural way. On the one hand, the gravity on his head will continue, and then the eight hours a day that the body is in this position, pain will appear in the shoulders, in the neck and/or in the lower back. The good news is that your body sends you a warning signal to tell you that something is wrong and needs to be addressed quickly. The body also has this magnificent ability to adapt to all situations. Over time, he will start to freeze in this position, shoulders rolled forward, head thrown forward, upper back rounded, etc. Thus, poor posture maintained for a long period of time can even lead to the disappearance of any pain whatsoever. If the pain disappears you will tell me that there is no more problem, however, frozen in this position the body still experiences difficulties even if we feel no pain.

 

            Try this: Lean forward like you're in front of the computer and take a deep breath…. Difficult isn't it? Yet it is essential to breathe to live. And if the lungs don't have enough room to fill, let's not forget that the heart is in the middle. But let's not be alarmist, it takes a lot of years to get to this stage, which is why it's important to have your posture analyzed by a professional like a physiotherapist who is a specialist in this area. He can then help you with precise massage techniques, passive and active mobilizations as well as good recommendations and exercises, which will allow you to find a good posture. So good posture is important to get health in everyday life.