How a Chiropractor Can Help Your Posture

Your body posture can have a big impact on your overall health and wellness. The way you sit, lie, or stand determines your body posture. Having poor posture can leave you feeling tired and sick most of the time. Fixing poor posture is not an easy thing, but it is also not impossible. A chiropractor can help make changes and adjustments to improve poor posture.
 

If you have a noticeable postural imbalance, chiropractic therapy can help correct this problem by realigning your spine to ensure your body functions optimally. There are a lot of factors that can cause poor posture. Some of them are low self-esteem, stress, pain that prevents proper posture, and muscle imbalance. Other factors include pregnancy, being overweight, or wearing high-heeled shoes.

 

What a Chiropractor Does

A chiropractor will assess your joints and spine to determine if there are any dysfunctions or restrictions in your body. A chiropractic examination normally involves:

 

• Going through the patient’s medical history
   

• Observing the patient’s posture while they sit and walk
   

• Checking the spinal alignment
   

• Neurological and orthopedic testing
   

• Measuring any visible deviations from the ideal posture
   

• Tests to determine muscle length and strength
   

• Tests to determine ranges of motion and flexibility
  
   

After locating where the problem is, a chiropractor comes up with a treatment plan known as chiropractic adjustment that will help adjust your spinal column to correct the posture problem.
 

To perform a chiropractic adjustment, a chiropractor uses his hands to manipulate precise areas of your body joints to restore the range of motion and reduce any interference. Chiropractic adjustment also helps your body to stimulate the natural healing process to allow your body to function as it should.


 

Postural Problems Chiropractic Therapy Is Good For

A chiropractor is trained to find the root problem and help treat poor posture. Common postural problems that can be treated through chiropractic therapy include scoliosis and forward head posture. Others include hip or pelvis unleveling, hunchback (kyphosis), and damage to the normal curvature of the spinal column.


 

Why It Is Important to Maintain Good Posture

Apart from looking more confident, taller, and healthier, having good posture also provides health benefits. These include improved digestion, better mood, minimal wear on your joints and muscles, more energy, less risk of back injury, less stress on ligaments, and proper alignment of joints and bones.
 

Maintaining good posture takes more than reminding yourself to stand or sit straight. If you have root issues like the ones mentioned above, you will need the help of a professional to fix your poor posture.
 

It is never too late to seek help from a professional chiropractor to help with your posture. A professional chiropractor will take time to sit with you and explain your condition after an assessment. He or she will then offer multiple treatment options and provide you with a treatment plan that will suit your needs. It can take six to 12 weeks to see the results once you begin chiropractic therapy.

To know more about posture, visit Cooper Chiropractic & Wellness Center at our office in New York, New York. You can also call (332) 205-9073 to book an appointment today.