Poor posture results from certain muscles tightening up or shortening while others outstretch and become weak, which frequently occurs as a result of one’s daily activities. It may lead to pain, injury, or other health-related problems.
There are different factors that can have an impact on posture, including occupational activities and biomechanical factors similar to force and repetition. Risk factors for poor posture also include psychosocial factors similar to job stress and strain. Workers who have advanced job stress are more likely to develop neck and shoulder symptoms. Poor posture may lead to injuries similar to lordosis.
Types of Poor posture:Poor posture can present in several ways:
It can present with rounded shoulders and elevated shoulders and a pushed-forward head position. This position places stress on the spine between the top of the neck and cranium and the base o the neck and upper shoulders. There’s a reduction in the stability of the shoulder blades resulting in changes to the movement pattern of the upper extremities.
It can present with a forward tilting of the hips, an increase in the curve of the lumbar spine, and a protruding abdomen. This position places stress on both the hip joints and lower back.
lordosis: lumbar Lordosis is the inward curve of the lumbar spine at the level of I1 to l5. A small degree of lordosis is normal. Too much curving is called swayback.
kyphosis: Kyphosis is an exaggeration of the posterior spinal curve localized to the dorsal spine, forward rounding of the upper back. kyphosis is also known as arcuate, round back, or Kelso’s hunchback.
most commonly seen in older women is known as the dowager’s hump.
sway back: The sway back posture — casually called the ‘lazy posture’, is identified by shoulders and chest leaning backward position, with hips turned in and pelvis and chin thrust forward.
Swayback posture is a particular type of poor posture that frequently create lower back pain. People who exhibit swayback posture have exaggerated curves in their spine curve, forward-tilting hips, and the appearance of leaning back when standing posture.
Does Poor Posture Cause Back Pain?* If you suffer from unending back pain still, it’s one of the factors that can cause bad posture, It’s very easy to accidentally take a squat position when you’re tired or concentrating on something. still, sitting continuously in the incorrect posture puts unnecessary muscles strain on the spine and surrounding muscles. Here are the consequences of poor posture and the way you can take to correct them.
* When you use the wrong posture, several areas of stress may develop within your muscle tissue, spinal joints( lumbar facets), and discs. These stresses may be relieved once the offending posture is right or may continue to accumulate, slowly weakening the affected structure, for example, Prolonged hunching while standing or sitting can cause your back, core, and abdominal muscles to come strained and painful, decrease their blood supply, and slowly developing stiffness and weakness in the trunk and lower back muscles. An unsupported sitting position places a small forward flex on the spine. Over time, this forward bend posture may place a load on the lower spinal discs, causing disc herniation.
* A wrong-lifting technique can cause your lumbar disc to herniate, causing it to refer to pain in the lower back and/ or radiate the pain into your leg throughout a nearby spinal nerve. Working on a laptop or reading while lying on your stomach can cause your lower back and hipsterism to extend( bend backward)excessively, altering the mechanics of the lower lumbar spinal curve.
* It generally takes less effort to maintain a right posture than a wrong posture. Changing from a habitual incorrect posture may take time and constant awareness.
