It turns out my mother was right when she kept telling me to stand up straight. Maintaining good posture as you go through life is important for preventing back problems. When you look at people around you it’s easy to find lots of them who round their shoulders and curve their spines. We slump in chairs, lean at angles, walk slightly bent and generally treat our spine very poorly. Then we wonder why it hurts!
There are 2 kinds of postures. Static posture is the posture you have when you’re sitting or standing. Dynamic posture is how you hold your body when moving. An example of dynamic posture is the angle of your spine when you squat to lift a box off the floor. When you maintain the right posture, you are actually giving your body a fair chance to work the way it was meant to work. You don’t put undue strain on it that can cause injury and then pain. So remember what your mom told you and keep your spine aligned.
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