POSTURE from a PHYSICAL THERAPY PERSPECTIVE
/Before you read any further, check your posture. Are you slumping with your chin pushing forward or are you sitting up straight with shoulders relaxed, feet on the floor?
Your posture is shaped by many things: self-confidence, culture, individual mannerisms, and the movements and activities you spend your time doing. Although the spine and pelvis are meant to function as flexible structures to adapt to a rich variety of possible movements,in reality, modern humans tend to get stuck in predictable patterns of muscle tightness and weakness because of our largely sedentary lifestyles and use of technological devices.
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