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A streamlined handle – Most Nordic poles handles are straight and streamlined, normal waling poles usually are curved at the top. Generally, we ask our patients to start by laying on a posture pole two times per day for 5 minutes at a time. Once they can lay on the posture pole for 5 minutes without pain or any feelings of discomfort, they can then progress by increasing the time they lay on the posture pole. The ideal amount of time to work up to is 15 minutes.

When your head drops forward and your shoulders round forward, this sends an immediate signal to the brain to activate the Sympathetic nervous system (aka fight or flight response). This response should only be activated when there is an immediate threat to your survival, which requires immediate action (i.e. to fight or to run away). Prolonged stress can cause the following: Poor posture is seen more often than ever in practice as our lives become more sedentary, with more hours spent leaning over computer screens and looking down at our phones. Chiropractors deal with bad posture and the effect it has on the body every day. Ongoing poor posture can lead to poor health, pain and can activate the sympathetic nervous system, which is the body’s stress response. Dr. Romina (Chiropractor) from our Torquay practice talks more in detail about what poor posture actually is and it’s consequences here. What are ‘posture correctors’? Foam rolling is a self-myofascial release (SMR) stretching technique that has been embraced throughout the fitness industry.

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Obesity is a well-documented significant contributor to increased morbidity and mortality, but recent evidence suggests that it also affects postural adaptions. 25 A recent cross-sectional study of 420 students found a statistically significant increase in the prevalence of knee valgus, exaggerated thoracic kyphosis and lumbar hyperlordosis in students who were overweight and obese. 26 This finding is shared by several other studies, but so far there has been no clear evidence of this change in posture directly causing pain. 27,28 However, as discussed previously, this is important to consider within an individual’s context. Consider an adolescent who is overweight playing a high-impact sport, such as basketball or netball, presenting with anterior knee pain. Increasing knee valgus, a sign of poor rotational control of the lower limb, increases anterior knee loads. 29 Therefore, correcting this posture, and consequently improving control over knee valgus, would likely be key to reducing symptoms and maintaining participation. However, it is important to keep in mind that not everyone with increased knee valgus willexperience pain because of this. Conclusion

Korakakis V, O’Sullivan K, Whiteley R, et al. Notions of ‘optimal’ posture are loaded with meaning. Perceptions of sitting posture among asymptomatic members of the community. Musculoskelet Sci Pract 2021;51:102310. doi: 10.1016/j.msksp.2020.102310. Search PubMed

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To enhance the benefits further, try meditating (with or without an app like Smiling Minds) while on the posture pole. This activity is best done just before you go to bed, to undo the day’s pressures of gravity and stress, and to prepare you for better sleep – you’ll notice the difference.