Back Pain Posture Fixes

Another naive question : is this relevant for chronic back pain originating from bad posture?

A physical therapist once told me that you need to to sit and stand as if a string is connected to the middle of your sternum and being pulled skywards. Apparently this is what they teach in Ballet schools. For me it worked well and my back pain, over a 4 week period vanished.

Try the "foundation method". For example https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BOTvaRaDjI I started doing those exercises a few months ago and I feel much better. Also, my posture has improved significantly, I even got a compliment from a fitness professional who saw me sitting in front of my laptop in a cafe :)

Are you doing any exercise? You may want to work on strengthening your back and your core.

I had this kind of posture as a teenager. When I started squatting 300+ pounds, I compounded my problem and wound up in physical therapy off and on for three years. My PT had me do a lot of the exercises and stretches on this list.In short, if you've never addressed your own posture issues, consider doing so! Back pain is worse than pain in the extremities because it is continuous and affects everything you do.

I believe it was first posted on Lifehacker.The "hunchback posture" is not just a matter of aesthetics : in my case it affects my cervical and it leads to migraines. My physiotherapist showed me a similar exercise that seems to help (plus of course the massages).

one more request. please add exercise for each spinal segment(l1, l5 etc). All desk jobs creates backpain, but a targeted suggestion would be very helpful

I assume you ask this question because you suffer from this condition. I had debilitating back pain. I (rather luckily) found an excellent physiotherapist. I followed his advice strictly and got out of that situation. He told me that the problem will never "go away" entirely in the sense that I have to work to keep it from recurring. If I don't stay active, then the pain will eventually return. What I found really helps to keep the problem (and many other musculoskeletal issues) a

The only habit you need are the regular strength exercises, especially for the stability of the back muscles.Please, please forget about the stretches or "ergonomics" if you don't excersise. It will not help you in the long run.

It’s a P50!No kidding, I’ve struggled with the same my whole life. Got into Olympic lifting, saw chiropractors, osteopaths: moving to sit on the floor was the only thing that saved me.My Keybase is linked in my profile if you have any questions!