Ventura Spinal Care Center » The Importance of Good Posture http://www.myventurachiropractor.com Get Your Life Back! Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:28:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 The Importance of Good Posture http://www.myventurachiropractor.com/chiropractic/the-importance-of-good-posture http://www.myventurachiropractor.com/chiropractic/the-importance-of-good-posture#comments Tue, 11 May 2010 20:50:48 +0000 Dr. Steven Alff http://myventurachiropractor.com/chiropractic/the-importance-of-good-posture It’s a great time to be alive, isn’t it? Science and technology have literally put the world at our fingertips. And, in addition to the unlimited access we all have to information and communication, there are computer games, video games, and round-the-clock TV shows. Unfortunately, the “pros” of most things arrive hand-in-hand with the “cons.” Now, there are plenty of “cons” to be addressed here, but as a chiropractor, I’m going to focus on the adverse effect that our bad posture is having on our musculoskeletal system, not only while we’re engaging in these activities, but even after the work and play is done. All you need to do is to take a look at the majority of teenagers to see that posture, in general, is in a slump.

Why is posture so important? Poor posture causes headaches, neck pain, and back pain, just for openers. And, since the back bone is (eventually) connected to the hip bones and knee bones, bad posture can create a lot of painful movement from your head to your toes.

Joe Donofrio, dean of clinical services at Sherman College of chiropractic in Spartanburg, offers some great posture tips. Check them out at goupstate.com 

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