Lumbar lordosis in adults

[Myrddin]

Hi, I'm so sorry I haven't responded earlier. I registered my account to email address I don't use often so I didn't see notification, sorry again.

Nature of my occupation requires me to sit way too much in front of a computer (graphic designer). I sit at least 10 hours a day (used to sit often incorrectly - now I try to sit correctly at all times). Sometimes I take a walk and sometimes I do general exercies.

@estherderu: I don't have weak stomach muscles, so I guess it's the first one. I remeber when I was doing general exercies, for the legs I would do squats all the time. So my legs would have strong whatever muscles used when squating and weak everyhing else (I think that also might have helped making lordosis worse). Also when doing squats I would often lose balance and always fall in front of me. I read on the internet that this is the case when one has tight psoas and i read that tight psoas make lordosis worse. I also have very weak glutes.

So I starded doing exercies for lordosis (stretching the psoas, stretching the rectus femoris, activation of glutes,core (like bird-dogs), strenthening of hams and adductors) but I quit after few weeks as I don't know if I am wasting my time because I don't know if it is still possible to correct the spine. Somewhere I have read that after 25 year of age the spine ossifies and then it is impossible to make corrections (I'm almost 26 now). I don't have any pain, I just want to correct my posture. I know that when the pain starts the most you can do is to eliminate the pain but not the cause, so I want to eliminate the cause (if possible).

Going to exam is not problem, the problem is that I don't know if it is possible and how much is it possible to make postural correction in adulthood. What do you think from your experience?

[estherderu]

Hi Myrdinn,

If you are so worried it is a good idea to see a specialized physiotherapist for an assessment. Do not exercise if you do not really know what you are doing.

THE VERY BEST ADVICE I CAN GIVE YOU IS....... GET OFF THAT CHAIR EVERY 20-30 MINUTES AND DO SOMETHING ELSE, EVEN IF IT IS ONLY FOR ONE MINUTE.
Sitting is so bad for you and can cause problems in the long run.

You cannot change the shape of your spine, what you can do is stop gravity making havock of your posture. The longer you stay in one sitting position, the more you come the 'couch patatoe' and the weaker you become...
AND I suggest you train in function, not per muscle group... the first is much more effective.

p.s. I know what I am talking about as I have a hyperlordosis and have had to 'look after my posture' my whole life.... meaning.... not allowing myself to just 'relax it all' and 'hang around'.

Wishing you the best Esther