Poor posture creates a lot of stress on your spine and chronic muscle tension, leading to pain and stiffness. This happens because the weight of your upper body must be supported by your back muscles instead of the bones of your spine. The further your posture deviates from normal, the greater the stress on your back and the more pain that you will experience.
Overtime it changes the biomechanics of your body. You then will have aches and pain in certain area of your body. it includes but not limited to headache, neck pain, upper back pain, mid back pain, low back pain, shoulder pain, arm and leg pain. The damage, repetitive stress injury, can be long lasting and irreversible if left uncorrected. Chiropractic, rehab exercises and massage therapy are safe and effective treatment options to keep you fit, active and healthy! Dolson Avenue Medical is here to help you get more out of life.
Common Posture Problems 
Most people involved in automobile accidents in which the head in whipped back and forth will suffer loss of the normal spinal curvature in the neck. When this occurs, the weight of the head, approximately 12 pounds or so, is displaced and places pressure on the discs, muscles and nerves of the cervical spine. This leads to muscle strain in order to balance the weight of the head and uneven wearing of the discs and joints of the cervical spine.
Another common posture problem is a forward tilt of the pelvis causing anterior weight bearing, an increase in the lumbar lordosis (curvature) and associated muscle weakness. This can lead to chronic lower back pain, muscle pain, sciatica, leg weakness, lower extremity circulation problems and much more. The abnormal spinal weight bearing associated with this type of posture can lead to premature spinal arthritis of the joints and discs.
Wall Posture Exercise
A simple exercise to improve your posture is called the Wall Posture Exercise. To do this exercise, simply find a flat wall. Rest your back against the wall and scoot your heels, shoulders and head back until the touch the wall. Holding this posture, step away from the wall and try to hold this posture as long as you can while you go about your day.
Chiropractic Care 
The team at Dolson Avenue Medical are experts at analyzing posture and spinal problems. They are trained in the art of detection. Dolson Avenue Medical searches for the problems that exist underneath poor posture. Analyzing spinal curvatures and alignment, the doctor searches for the problems that contribute to the postural pattern he or she observes.
A Closer Look at Posture
Analyzing posture from the front, we look for changes in the stance, i.e. the outward turning of one or both feet. Also, the alignment of the knees, the leveling of the hips or pelvis, the height differences across the shoulders and tilting of the head and neck. From the side we look for forward tilting of the pelvis, forward head translation and increase in the spinal curvatures. All of these changes add up to changes in the spine.
Chiropractic adjustments restore proper balance in your spine. When your spine is in balance, you will have more improvement by doing home exercises. Do you have forward head posture? Do you always carry stress over your upper back? Are you always slouching and hunched over? If yes to any of the above, please call us at 845-342-0000. He will be able to help you! Don’t wait until it is too late. Chiropractic adjustment is a very safe and natural treatment to help you live your life to the fullest.
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