The Health Benefits of Good Posture

Good posture is the position which is attained when the joints are biomechanically sound and able to move in the direction they are designed to and the spine is aligned. Maintaining good posture involves learning how to train your body to move and function where the least strain is placed on bones, joints and soft tissues. Additionally, a body that is in equilibrium will attain its alignment and continue proper mobility. Training your body to sit upright can be a challenge. Follow this posture checklist to learn the proper way to sit with good posture:

• Keep a straight back, maintaining all three natural curves in the spine
• Distribute weight evenly on both hips
• Keep head and neck aligned over shoulders
• Sit back in a chair – the back should be supported by the seat back
• Adjust chair so that the hips are slightly higher than the knee
• Support feet on the floor or a footrest
• Avoid being seated for long periods of time; move around at least once every hour
• Do not twist or bend back from a seated position

Good Posture: What can it do for you?

There are many health benefits associated with having good posture, such as a spike in self-esteem and self-image, reduced negative mood and increase in positivity! Good posture can:

• Optimize breathing and circulation
• Maintain bones and joints in correct alignment so muscles are used properly and efficiently
• Reduce or prevent abnormal wearing of joint surfaces that could result in degenerative diseases (Example: Arthritis)
• Decrease stress on soft tissues: ligaments, muscles, tendons, discs
• Prevent the spine from becoming fixed in abnormal positions
• Prevent fatigue, including muscle fatigue
• Prevent postural strain or overuse
• Prevent neck or back pain
• Contribute to a healthy image or appearance

Start today! Practice makes permanent, so practice great posture throughout your day.

The Health Benefits of Good Posture

Good posture is the position which is attained when the joints are biomechanically sound and able to move in the direction they are designed to and the spine is aligned. Maintaining good posture involves learning how to train your body to move and function where the least strain is placed on bones, joints and soft tissues. Additionally, a body that is in equilibrium will attain its alignment and continue proper mobility. Training your body to sit upright can be a challenge. Follow this posture checklist to learn the proper way to sit with good posture:

• Keep a straight back, maintaining all three natural curves in the spine
• Distribute weight evenly on both hips
• Keep head and neck aligned over shoulders
• Sit back in a chair – the back should be supported by the seat back
• Adjust chair so that the hips are slightly higher than the knee
• Support feet on the floor or a footrest
• Avoid being seated for long periods of time; move around at least once every hour
• Do not twist or bend back from a seated position

Good Posture: What can it do for you?

There are many health benefits associated with having good posture, such as a spike in self-esteem and self-image, reduced negative mood and increase in positivity! Good posture can:

• Optimize breathing and circulation
• Maintain bones and joints in correct alignment so muscles are used properly and efficiently
• Reduce or prevent abnormal wearing of joint surfaces that could result in degenerative diseases (Example: Arthritis)
• Decrease stress on soft tissues: ligaments, muscles, tendons, discs
• Prevent the spine from becoming fixed in abnormal positions
• Prevent fatigue, including muscle fatigue
• Prevent postural strain or overuse
• Prevent neck or back pain
• Contribute to a healthy image or appearance

Start today! Practice makes permanent, so practice great posture throughout your day.

Dr. Benjamin A. Caruso

Fairport Chiropractic

1157 Fairport Road

Fairport, NY 14450

Our next Spinal Health Care class is Wednesday May 25 at 6:15 P.M. This class is about 45 minutes in length, reviews what you can do to avoid back and neck problems, how to get better quicker, preventive measures, spinal function and physiology, exercises for a stronger back and neck, and a question and answer segment. This is free of charge, all are welcome, please call the office and let us know you will be attending!

Dr. Benjamin A. Caruso

Fairport Chiropractic

1157 Fairport Road

Fairport, NY 14450

The Health Benefits of Good Posture
Good posture is the position which is attained when the joints are biomechanically sound and able to move in the direction they are designed to and the spine is aligned. Maintaining good posture involves learning how to train your body to move and function where the least strain is placed on bones, joints and soft tissues. Additionally, a body that is in equilibrium will attain its alignment and continue proper mobility. Training your body to sit upright can be a challenge. Follow this posture checklist to learn the proper way to sit with good posture:

• Keep a straight back, maintaining all three natural curves in the spine
• Distribute weight evenly on both hips
• Keep head and neck aligned over shoulders
• Sit back in a chair – the back should be supported by the seat back
• Adjust chair so that the hips are slightly higher than the knee
• Support feet on the floor or a footrest
• Avoid being seated for long periods of time; move around at least once every hour
• Do not twist or bend back from a seated position

Good Posture: What can it do for you?
There are many health benefits associated with having good posture, such as a spike in self-esteem and self-image, reduced negative mood and increase in positivity! Good posture can:

• Optimize breathing and circulation
• Maintain bones and joints in correct alignment so muscles are used properly and efficiently
• Reduce or prevent abnormal wearing of joint surfaces that could result in degenerative diseases (Example: Arthritis)
• Decrease stress on soft tissues: ligaments, muscles, tendons, discs
• Prevent the spine from becoming fixed in abnormal positions
• Prevent fatigue, including muscle fatigue
• Prevent postural strain or overuse
• Prevent neck or back pain
• Contribute to a healthy image or appearance
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Start today! Practice makes permanent, so practice great posture throughout your day.

Dr. Benjamin A. Caruso

Fairport Chiropractic

1157 Fairport Road

Fairport, NY 14450

Annals of Internal Medicine,
Sedentary time and its association with risk for disease
Incidence, mortality, and hospitalization in adults: a systematic
review and meta-analysis, reviewed 47 other studies on the
health hazards of sitting. They found that sitting was associated
with significantly higher overall mortality and increased risk of
cardiovascular disease, cancer, and type 2 diabetes.

· Blood travels more than 60,000 miles each day through the body.

· Oatmeal is a common ingredient in many topical skin applications.

· The average brain weighs about 3 lbs., but more than 2 lbs. of that is water.

· When you blink an eye, you move over 200 muscles.

· Green tea contains catechins, flavonoids which kill germs and help reduce the sulfur compounds that cause bad breath.

In a Randomized controlled trial, 183 patients with neck pain were randomly allocated to manual therapy (spinal mobilization), physiotherapy (mainly exercise) or general practitioner care (counseling, education and drugs) in a 52-week study. The clinical outcomes measures showed that manual therapy resulted in faster recovery than physiotherapy and general practitioner care. Moreover, total costs of the manual therapy-treated patients were about one-third of the costs of physiotherapy or general practitioner care.
Korthals-de Bos et al (2003), British Medical Journal

Dr. Benjamin A. Caruso

Fairport Chiropractic

1157 Fairport Road

Fairport, NY 14450