Basalt CO Chiropractic Doctor Offers Postural Correction Therapy

By Carlene Eriksson


Good posture is important to your appearance. It can also be important to retaining a healthy, pain-free existence throughout your life. Posture that is lacking can cause aches, dysfunction and in some cases, major pain. A leading Aspen CO wellness chiropractor focuses practice on achieving and maintaining good posture in those who follow the dictates of wellness care.

Standing up straight is not the only thing that constitutes good posture. It is also the position of your body in relation to the area around you. As a form of nonverbal language it shows self-confidence and a good attitude.

When the skeleton is in balance, it is protective. Good balance is never responsible for injury or a tendency towards deformity. The joints are in the best position for causing the least amount of stress on the human body.

If your muscles are forced to compensate for joints that are not in the right position, it will cause stress on the muscles. Wear on the joints is damaging. Tension in the muscles does nothing to maintain a healthy spine.

Anatomical abnormalities may be caused by joints that are not in the right position. That is one result of poor posture, called structural. If it is positional it is due to something the client does.

Those things may cause pain in your knees, back or pelvic joint. Other possibilities include pain in the upper back and headaches. In extreme examples, a serious condition such as a respiratory abnormality can be caused by bad posture.

When you meet with the chiropractor for the first time, your posture will be evaluated. You will be observed in a standing and seated position. You will show how you walk across a room.

A spinal examination includes visual observation, palpation and possibly an x-ray. Your flexibility is evaluated. Your legs and arms will be measured and compared to normal statistics. The strength of your muscles is also measured.

Following the exam a program of care will be formulated. It may include manipulation, heat applications and massage. Exercises to strengthen muscles, ligaments, bones and nerves may be recommended to do at home.




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