Poor Posture

Causes Of Poor Posture

There is no one single identifiable cause of poor posture. But fundamentally the causes of poor posture can be dichotomized into either Repetitive Stress or Postural faults. Repetitive Stress comes in the form of repeated actions that cause tension in the fascia and muscles which will in turn affect the alignment of the body. Postural faults arise from adopting a wrong posture or the lack of awareness of your body. Postural faults which can be ingrained from a young age can also result to poor posture.   

Repetitive Stress

Repetitive activities such as sitting at your desk, using a computer, and carrying children often contribute to poor posture and alignment. Forward head posture and swayback are common results of this postural misalignment. Rolfing works to correct posture by lengthening the tissues in your body, and thus correcting this poor posture. Tight tissues and muscles are also responsible for locking your body into poor posture. Unlike massage therapy, Rolfing works through the entire body to support proper postural alignment from your crown to your toes over a series of Rolfing sessions.

An example of poor posture caused by sub-optimal body alignment is commonly seen in the relationship between the pelvis and the legs: Some people have developed a habit of storing tremendous amounts of tension in their hips, buttocks, and legs. This prevents their hip girdle from resting upon their leg bones in a way that provides maximum energy, range of motion, stability and stamina. Rolfing together with the posture exercises is a proven way to correct all of the poor postures below.

Postural faults

The diagrams below also illustrate the different postural habits and factors that can affect  poor posture. 

          Postural Bowlegs                      Postural Knock Knees              Ideal Knees

          Tilted Pelvis                            Neutral Pelvis

In a lateral pelvic tilt the pelvis is not level from side to side, but the corner of one side of the pelvic is higher than the other. In standing, a lateral tilt is associated with the sideway bend of the lumbar spine and inward and compression of the hip joints. 

    Forward Tilt                          Backward Tilt                             Neutral

The balance of the pelvis is one the the most important aspect for the upper part of the body, which includes the trunk and the head. If there is tilted pelvis, is can trigger or affect conditions like scoliosis. 

                                            poor posture         good posture

The picture illustrate someone who has attain from a poor posture to an improve posture through Rolfing

The more we overload our musculature to compensate for our inability to move with grace, good posture and fluidity in our bodies, the more we unnecessarily tire ourselves. If you take up Rolfing and our posture exercises, it will allow your system of internal support to operate in the way it was designed to operate, with your body being freed to become a vehicle for your full physical expression, all the time maintaining the grace of better posture.

Poor Posture