“Stand up straight!” Superb suggestion. We’ve all been told this at some point, but do we listen? Seldomly, notably in today’s word of computers and hand-held devices that have us hunched over all the time. Medical Spine and Sports Injury and Rehab Centers supplies a couple explanations for bad posture and some reasons to keep good posture. We chiropractors are known for encouraging good posture!

1. Decrease in Bone Mineral Density – Spinal posture has been discovered to influence bone density. Increases in thoracic spine or lumbar spine (mid and lower back) curvature exhibit local bone mineral density decreases in both pre- and post-menopausal women. (1) Medical Spine and Sports Injury and Rehab Centers 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, Medical Spine and Sports Injury and Rehab Centers 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!