What are the Dangers of Bad Posture?

We sit, stand, or lay down 100% of our day and life. Therefore, if we are in the incorrect posture for any of these activities then it will add up over time and cause problems in the spine.
Prolonged sitting incorrectly or slouching at our desk squeezes the spine
and can create increased pressure on the vertebral discs. Compressing the vertebral discs can starve them from nutrients. Due to the increased pressure, more fluid moves out of the discs along with

precious nutrients. Also very little nutrients are able to move in to replenish the loss of fluids. To add insult to injury most people sit in away that increases the pressure in all the wrong places, and actually multiplies our chance of getting an injury. The spine is designed with a natural curve in the lower back, which balances the weight of the upper part of thebody on the lower back and decreases wear and tear. When we form a hunched desk posture we reverse the lumbar curve putting increased pressure on the intervertebral discs which increases the chance of injury

Bad posture is usually overlooked in backache cases all over the
world. In fact the Swedish Back School measured various pressure
points on the spine in different postures and found that most pressure
was applied on the core of the disc between the third and fourth
lumbar vertebra.

The best way to correct bad posture and avoid back pain is to practice proper sitting positions and to see a chiropractor and massage therapist. A Chiropractor can

help improve your posture and can also adjust your spine alignment to help with the proper alignment and movement of the vertebra.
Improved spinal alignment can help improve bad posture,backaches, headaches, neck pain, and other aches and pains.

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