Can my posture tell me clues about my health?

A quick google search defines posture as: 

"the position in which someone holds their body when standing or sitting."

Lets dive deeper… 

Posture is a combination of things:

1. Proprioception - big word for ‘knowing the position my body is in space’  - also known as our body's sixth sense. It relies on sensory receptors in our muscles, ligaments and joints to provide feedback to our brain.

2. Symmetry - do you notice one shoulder higher than another in yourself or your child? Maybe both shoulders are high up near your ears? What about a slumped posture? 

3. Pattern - how often are you having to “adjust” or “fix” your posture? Do you find your current posture easy to maintain? 

The above 3 things that comprise posture require a lot of energy - all the structures in our body help us stay upright and fight gravity every minute. 

This is especially important as children grow and develop and as motor milestones are achieved - think tummy time, rolling over, sitting up, crawling, standing, walking and then into running and then into more complex movements. 

If my posture is imbalanced or asymmetrical, it causes the brain to work that much harder and that means we have less energy for our other daily activities such as: concentration, decision making, movement, digestion, and overall immunity to name a few. 

When posture is off - that is a sign that there is stress on the system and overtime when the stress continues, different compensations continue to form layers causing increased confusion in our neuro-spinal system. The brain and body are constantly communicating with each other and when parts of the body are not in the right position - that puts undue stress on the system. 

How do we remove stress in the system? By getting chiropractic adjustments. Adjustments directly impact the brain and body in a positive way and release areas of stuck tension in the system. These adjustments help provide a better feedback loop to the brain and therefore more organized communication through all systems. 

How do we measure posture? - one way is visual analysis and the other way is through sEMG (surface electromyography). In office, performing these scans allow us to take a much deeper dive into your nervous system and allow us to track the changes adjustments are making.

Schedule here for your first visit! We look forward to working together!