Posture and back pain

[nasde]

Hi all

Wanted to ask for some opinions and info re: posture and back pain. I am currently working with a lot of work related cervical and thoracic pain in a predominantly office environment and are constantly being asked about posture.

1) what is good posture? is it "sitting tall" for a majority of the day? do you think it prevents back pain?

2) is there any evidence for the efficacy of posture training on back pain? couldn't find anything much on pedro.

From what i know - the current theory of sitting posture is to have an upright/neutral position of back, chin tucked in shoulders straight etc. Still so many patients come through to the clinic saying that there shoulders ache, they have a stiff neck, upper limb disorder etc.

So my question is: is it more important to regularly stretching and move about than to sit upright in a rigid "good posture"?

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[katie80]

Is there anywhere that i can find a posture analysis guide. A tennis coach is wanting to know about posture and muscle imbalance in elite tennis players and asked me to go through a posture analysis. Just wondering if there is something that could help guide him for when he is looking at posture on his own?

[Praneeks]

[QUOTE=nasde;1317]
Hi
Theoritically speaking, human skeletal system can maintain upright posture without external support or muscle action. This is possible only if componets of human skeletal system are arranged in one particular alignment. This alignment can be referred to as IDEAL POSTURE, In practical however this posture is constantly subjected to external forces either voluntarily when we change the posture or involuntarily which is referred to as swaying. In both situations muscle forces & ligamentous restraints come into force to maintain desired posture or for culmination of smooth transition to new posture.
Hence postural muscles & ligaments are put under undue strain if the body segments are not in ideal alignment. in other words the position in which there is least strain on the surrounding ligaments, where muscles controlling the body segement are at mechanical advantage & have to exert minimally to maintain the posture.
Maintainence of good posture is significantly geopardised if there is stiffness in the body segment, if there is tightness hampering correct posture or the muscles controlling are weak.

[Dr.Mansi]

hi friends..
I m a physio...but at the same time, I m patient. I have dull thoraco-lumber pain. Almost 2 wks over......but pain is still there. I think its due to my low level of activity......as I m at home since last 3 months.....
For the pain I can say that.. if some one tries to massage my back...I feel lighter n much reduction in pain. But it comes back within 15 mins........
I usually sense it when I m free..means its not so severe that creates problem in my working......
I jus wanna knw..... what might b other causes of these type of pain. n if u knw some gud n new exercises let me knw.

your help is much appreciated.

Mansi