Incorrect posture

The posture of each individual is made up of the way in which his body is positioned in space, reacting to the stresses imposed by the force of gravity and to a whole series of factors of various nature that interact with each other.
Incorrect posture causes alterations in muscle and joint tension, inevitably creating asymmetries connected with body movements. Such asymmetries determine adaptation phenomena affecting the muscular and skeletal structure, which result in various degrees of ailments and pain, which in some cases can seriously affect the quality of life of the suffering individual.

Incorrect posture can cause the onset of seizures emicrania, pain in the cervical spine, Which cervicalgiaand stiff neck, dolori vertebral, musculoskeletal pain which may affect the shoulders or back, pain in the lumbar region, hip and knee pain, inflammation of sciatic nerve and problems of meniscus, but also pain in the limbs and visual alterations.

The causes of incorrect posture can be varied and do not always originate in the area of ​​the body where the discomfort or pain is felt. Incorrect posture can be determined by prolonged wrong positions assumed continuously, perhaps in front of a computer screen during the working day, from’excessive sedentary lifestyle, from efforts and traumatic events, from excessive nervous tensions, from pathologies such as scoliosis, strabismus, i piedi piatti, but also from problems affecting the jaw or teeth, from defects in swallowing and from misalignment of the Atlas vertebra.

It is precisely the misalignment of the Atlas that manifests itself as one of the main causes of incorrect posture and the resulting disorders. This is because a misaligned Atlas determines a long series of postural deficits, with the consequence of causing overloads of work on the muscles, engaged in attempting to compensate for misalignment and improper stress on the joints, forced to work with non-optimal rotation angles.
All situations that with the passage of time, besides the pain, can induce joint degeneration and inflammation of the surrounding soft tissues.

Through the Myofascial massage and postural re-education the problem of incorrect posture is reduced, when it doesn't disappear completely, thus relieving the muscles from the extra work necessary for compensation and allowing the joints to return to working optimally.
Consequently also the ailments and pain caused by incorrect posture, in some cases they disappear, while in others they reduce in frequency and intensity, since one of the main causes that contributed to triggering them has disappeared.

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