POSTURE ASSESSMENT AND POSTURE CORRECTION THERAPY IN SINGAPORE
At True Chiropractic Group, we understand the importance of good posture and offer a range of interventions to support one’s posture and help our patients achieve optimal spinal health.
As we get older, habits such as slouching and inactivity can cause muscle fatigue and tension that ultimately lead to poor posture. However, maintaining good posture is crucial for supporting a healthy and balanced mind and body. This is because proper posture can not only help reduce the risk of pain, injuries, and chronic conditions, such as back pain and neck pain, but also help you avoid feeling fatigued. The other complications of poor posture may include spinal dysfunction, joint degeneration, rounded shoulders, and a potbelly.
What causes
poor posture?
Poor posture can stem from a variety of habits and environmental factors:
As we get older, habits such as slouching and inactivity can cause muscle fatigue and tension that ultimately lead to poor posture. However, maintaining good posture is crucial for supporting a healthy and balanced mind and body. This is because proper posture can not only help reduce the risk of pain, injuries, and chronic conditions, such as back pain and neck pain, but also help you avoid feeling fatigued. The other complications of poor posture may include spinal dysfunction, joint degeneration, rounded shoulders, and a potbelly.
Slouching and inactivity
The modern lifestyle often encourages prolonged periods of sitting and inactivity, leading to a weakening of the postural muscles. This weakness can make it difficult to maintain a healthy spine alignment, resulting in slouching and, over time, poor posture.
Ergonomic Strain
Many individuals tend to spend hours in front of computers or using devices that are not ergonomically designed for their bodies. This misalignment can cause strain on the neck, back, and shoulders, contributing to poor posture.
Muscle weakness
Engaging in regular physical activity is crucial for strengthening the core and back muscles, which play a pivotal role in supporting good posture. A lack of exercise can lead to weakened muscles, making it more challenging to address poor posture.
Incorrect footwear
The shoes we wear can have a significant impact on our posture. Shoes that lack proper support can alter the body’s alignment, from the feet up through the spine, negatively affecting posture.
What Are The
Three Common
Posture Defects?
Poor posture can manifest in various forms, each with its own set of issues and health
implications. Recognising and addressing these three common posture defects is essential
for maintaining overall spinal health and preventing discomfort and pain.
Forward head posture
Forward head posture occurs when the head is positioned in front of the body’s centre of gravity, often due to prolonged use of computers or mobile devices.
This misalignment can lead to neck strain, shoulder tension, and headaches. Over time, forward head posture can contribute to more serious issues such as disc degeneration and nerve compression. Chiropractic care can help correct this posture through adjustments and exercises that strengthen the neck and upper back muscles.
Kyphosis
Kyphosis, commonly known as a hunched back, is characterised by what is an excessive forward curvature of the upper spine, an example of abnormal posture. This condition can result from poor posture, degenerative diseases, or developmental issues. Individuals with kyphosis may experience back pain, stiffness, and a noticeable rounding of the shoulders.
Chiropractic therapy can assist in managing kyphosis by improving spinal alignment and promoting better posture through targeted therapies and strengthening exercises.
Swayback (Hyperlordosis)
Swayback, or hyperlordosis, is identified by an exaggerated inward curve of the lower back. This posture problem often results from muscle imbalances, weak core muscles, orprolonged periods of standing or sitting. Hyperlordosis can cause lower back pain, discomfort, and potential nerve issues.
Chiropractors can alleviate swayback by focusing on core strengthening exercises, spinal adjustments, and postural education to help patients achieve a more balanced and healthy spine alignment.
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Forward head posture
Forward head posture occurs when the head is positioned in front of the body’s centre of gravity, often due to prolonged use of computers or mobile devices.
This misalignment can lead to neck strain, shoulder tension, and headaches. Over time, forward head posture can contribute to more serious issues such as disc degeneration and nerve compression. Chiropractic care can help correct this posture through adjustments and exercises that strengthen the neck and upper back muscles.
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Kyphosis
Kyphosis, commonly known as a hunched back, is characterised by what is an excessive forward curvature of the upper spine, an example of abnormal posture. This condition can result from poor posture, degenerative diseases, or developmental issues. Individuals with kyphosis may experience back pain, stiffness, and a noticeable rounding of the shoulders.
Chiropractic therapy can assist in managing kyphosis by improving spinal alignment and promoting better posture through targeted therapies and strengthening exercises.
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Swayback (Hyperlordosis)
Swayback, or hyperlordosis, is identified by an exaggerated inward curve of the lower back. This posture problem often results from muscle imbalances, weak core muscles, orprolonged periods of standing or sitting. Hyperlordosis can cause lower back pain, discomfort, and potential nerve issues.
Chiropractors can alleviate swayback by focusing on core strengthening exercises, spinal adjustments, and postural education to help patients achieve a more balanced and healthy spine alignment.
Symptoms of poor posture
The symptoms of poor posture can manifest in various ways:
Chronic Back, Neck and
Shoulder Pain
Poor posture often leads to persistent pain in the back, neck, and shoulders. This pain is usually due to muscle strain and tension from improper alignment, which can become chronicif not addressed.
Increased Risk of
Spinal Dysfunction
Poor posture can contribute to spinal misalignments and dysfunctions, such as herniated discs and nerve impingements. These issues can cause significant discomfort and interfere with daily activities.
Altered Body Appearance
and Function
Poor posture can cause the shoulders to round forward and the abdomen to protrude, altering body appearance and function. These conditions can also lead to additional strain on the spine and muscles.
Fatigue Due to Inefficient
Muscle Use
When the body is not properly aligned, muscles have to work harder to maintain balance, leading to fatigue. This inefficiency can make simple tasks feel exhausting and reduce overall energy levels.
Decreased Flexibility and
Range of Motion
Over time, poor posture can lead to reduced flexibility and a limited range of motion in the joints. This stiffness can make movements more difficult and increase the risk of injury.
Therapy Options for Abnormal posturing in
Singapore
Our Chiropractic
approach to posture
correction in Singapore
At our chiropractic clinic in Singapore, our chiropractors' posture correction
approaches are designed to address the root causes of poor posture:
Chiropractic Adjustments
These adjustments target spinal misalignments, a common cause of poor posture, and work to realign the spine, helping to improve posture.
Spinal Decompression Therapy
This chiropractic approach aims to alleviate pressure on the spine, which can be a contributing factor to poor posture, helping to realign the spine and improve overall posture.
Targeted Rehabilitative Exercises
The chiropractor may recommend Exercises designed to strengthen the muscles that support good posture, leading to sustainable improvements in spinal health.
Extremity Adjustments
By focusing on joint mobility, these adjustments contribute to the potential improvement of posture and alignment, leading to a more balanced and healthy body posture.
Why Choose Us For
Abnormal Posture Treatment?
Opting for a posture alignment at our chiropractic clinic in Singapore offers several benefits:
Expertise
Our team’s expertise in posture correction ensures you receive optimal care.
Customised Care
Our chiropractors may tailor your care plan to help address your specific needs and health goals.
Holistic Approach
Beyond immediate pain relief, your chiropractic care may include several recommendations that could help improve and manage your posture.
Cost-Effectiveness
Our chiropractic approaches offer an affordable and sustainable alternative to traditional medical treatments, emphasising natural healing and prevention.
Why Choose Us For
Abnormal Posture Treatment?
Opting for a posture alignment at our chiropractic clinic in Singapore offers several benefits:
Expertise
Our team’s expertise in posture correction ensures you receive optimal care.
Customised Care
Our chiropractors may tailor your care plan to help address your specific needs and health goals.
Holistic Approach
Beyond immediate pain relief, your chiropractic care may include several recommendations that could help improve and manage your posture.
Cost-Effectiveness
Our chiropractic approaches offer an affordable and sustainable alternative to traditional medical treatments, emphasising natural healing and prevention.
Chiropractic care is a safe and helpful way to improve postures. Over the years, our chiropractors have worked to fix the postures of patients experiencing debilitating pain and discomfort that limited their movement and ability to enjoy everyday activities. Seeing our patients gain control of their mobility and better manage their pain is what inspires and drives us as chiropractors. As such, we are dedicated to providing personalised care that helps our patients achieve a better quality of life
Our chiropractors are licensed and trained to perform a spinal adjustment that will move your vertebrae back into alignment, aiding in the attainment of proper postures and managing pain that may have been caused by the misalignment. By improving spinal alignment and joint mobility, chiropractic adjustments can help patients achieve better postures and reduce the risk of developing spinal problems in the future.
Tapping on the fact that our bodies have the natural ability to heal themselves, our chiropractors use various methods and tools to provide optimal care. We also use a subluxation-based approach to spinal manipulations, which allows us to facilitate the process through which our patients in Singapore achieve proper postures alignment.
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