Your McHenry Chiropractor Encourages Good Posture

“Stand up straight!” Fantastic advice. We’ve all heard it, but do we heed it? Not much, particularly in today’s word of computers and hand-held devices that have us looking down all the time. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic provides a few reasons for poor posture and some reasons to maintain good posture. We chiropractors are known for encouraging good posture!

1. Decrease in Bone Mineral Density – Spinal posture has been found to affect bone density. Increases in thoracic spine or lumbar spine (mid and lower back) curvature demonstrate local bone mineral density decreases in both pre- and post-menopausal women. (1) OrthoIllinois Chiropractic has some nutrition tips to maintain and build your bone density.
2. Poorer Vision - Scoliosis subjects may find that their vision is affected due to a dysfunction of the nerve pathways in the brain stem. (2) Now, OrthoIllinois Chiropractic isn’t out to fix your scoliosis but rather to keep it flexible and mobile and in as good a condition as possible.
3. Disc Herniation into the Concavity of the Curve - The occurrence of cervical spine (neck) disc herniation was found to be at the C6-7 level on the right side in 3 cases and in 19 cases on the left side. This may also suggest the importance of maintaining healthy spine posture so as to avoid such disc herniation with its resultant neck and arm pain. (3) So, hold your head up and straight!