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The presence of abnormal posturing indicates a severe medical emergency requiring immediate medical attention. Decerebrate and decorticate posturing are strongly associated with poor outcome in a variety of conditions. For example, near-drowning patients who display decerebrate or decorticate posturing have worse outcomes than those who do not. [3]
Spinal posture is the position of the spine in the human body. It is debated what the optimal spinal posture is, [ 1 ] and whether poor spinal posture causes lower back pain . [ 2 ] Good spinal posture may help develop balance, strength and flexibility .
Rounded shoulder posture (RSP), also known as “mom posture”, [1] is a common postural problem in which the resting position of the shoulders leans forward from the body’s ideal alignment. [1] Patients usually feel slouched and hunched, [ 2 ] with the situation deteriorating if left untreated.
Myth: Bad posture always leads to pain. "There's very low evidence that correlates pain and poor posture," Durban says. "So poor posture doesn't really equate to pain."
Since lumbar hyperlordosis is usually caused by habitual poor posture, rather than by an inherent physical defect like scoliosis or hyperkyphosis, it can be reversed. [20] This can be accomplished by stretching the lower back, hip-flexors, quads and strengthening the abdominal muscles, hamstrings, and glutes.
"Flatback" became the medical name for a related complication, especially for those who had lumbar scoliosis. [117] In the 1960s, the gold standard for idiopathic scoliosis was a posterior approach using a single Harrington rod. Post-operative recovery involved bed rest, casts, and braces. Poor results became apparent over time. [118]
Good posture has long been touted as a way to prevent back pain. But what if it isn’t?
Awkward posture Some farmworker jobs require bending, stooping, squatting , and kneeling to pick fruit and vegetables when working in fields and orchards. Working in these setting may also prompt the use of ladders to pick fruits from trees and require farmworkers to work with their arms above shoulder level.