If you are someone who sits for the majorityof the day whether it be sitting at home, at the office, driving, or justgeneral inactivity then your body has over time adapted to become a veryefficient sitter by turning off certain muscles and over activating othermuscles and asymmetries created by various sitting habits, which can lead totightness of one side of the body than the other.
Most people don’t just sit, and instead slouchforward and lean sideways and do all kinds of things to make themselves morecomfortable it leads to a host of problems and imbalances that arise when youare not sitting, and this lead to a faulty posture where head protrudedforward, the mid-back and shoulder rounded forward and the lower back arches excessivelywith an anterior tilt of the pelvis. This can lead to tightness and pain in theneck, shoulder, lower back, and other areas.
If this faulty posture is not corrected ontime then this can lead to chronic pain, posture deformities, and many otherproblems.
Our expert physiotherapist at ElitePhysiotherapy & Sports Injury Centre are working on posture correction forseveral years. And our sports physiotherapists will spend a full hour toperform a thorough evaluation so that we can get an accurate diagnosis and getto know which muscles of yours are tight and which are weak. And after theevaluation, they will make a most specific and efficient exercise program tocorrect your posture.
PHYSIOTHERAPY MANAGEMENT FOR POSTURECORRECTION:
The first aim of our intervention is torelieve your pain if you have any, for this we have the most effective latesttechnology machines and also an expert manual therapist.
Machines available at our physiotherapy clinicare- Extracorporeal shock wave (ECSW), High-intensity class 4 laser, superinductive system (SIS), Cryo-compression, Cryo-air, Targeted Radiofrequency(TR-therapy), & Combo machine, etc.
Our physiotherapist also do some manualtechnique such as- cupping therapy, dry needling, fascia release etc.
Exercise therapy to correct faultyposture includes:
The first routine will be focused on the neckand upper body. The first exercise is used to mobilize the upper body which canbe done with either a band or a towel, this exercise is used to open up andstretch the shortened chest and shoulder muscles. For this- grip both ends ofthe towel with a wide overhead grip with straight elbows > pull it apartslightly to create tension > and then without bending your elbow raise itover your head and behind your back (going only as far as you are capable of)> and when it gets behind your back focus on pulling your hands apart.Starts this exercise with a wider grip and over time narrow your grip as yourmobility improves.
The next exercise is the Cobra pose. Thebenefit of this exercise is that this exercise affects joint by joint fromankle to head to stretch out all muscles that tighten up due to prolongedsitting habits.
The next exercise is the Quadratus lumborumstretch. For this, you have to stand up and hold one hand at your hip andabduct your other arm with an extended elbow overhead and try to reach theopposite side.
For the neck muscles, there is Chin tucksexercise.
The next routine is focused on mid and lowerback muscles and in this routine, we start with thoracic and mid-back mobilityexercises for this we use thoracic rotations.
The next exercise is kneeling hip flexorstretching. This will correct your anterior pelvic tilt.
For more help call usat 01149032333 / 8826627027 / 8826215518. Or Visit us at Website www.elitephysiotherapy.in, E-mail us at elitesportsphysio07@gmail.com.Video consultation is also available.