Can your posture cause pain?
Oh Boy! It surely can! In fact, it does.
Poor, or collapsed, posture can cause pain in your head, neck, feet, legs, hips, hands, arms, upper and lower back. Why?
Because being out of muscular “balance” means that you are using muscles to do the job of bones.
With poor posture, your muscles are trying to hold you upright, but that’s the job of your bones. Muscles are for moving. Bones are for supporting.
All of your muscles attach to bones. When a muscle is overworked or overstretched because of poor posture, it causes pain.
Poor posture can even cause your organs–heart, lungs, intestines, stomach–to have difficulty functioning. Why? Because you are collapsing forward.
As you bend forward, all of your organs are compressed, or squashed. It is much harder for your organs to do their best job when they are squashed.
What can you to to correct your posture?
One important thing is to get arch supports (orthotics) for your shoes if your feet are “flat.”
How can you tell if your arches are flat?
Stand up with your weight the same Continue reading “Does Poor Posture Cause Pain? How Do Arch Supports Help?”
