Correcting Posture with Physiotherapy: A Step-by-Step Guide

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Correcting Posture with Physiotherapy A
Step-by-Step Guide
Improve your posture and enhance your overall
well-being with the help of Blue Ginkgo Therapies.
www.blueginkgotherapies.com
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Posture Correction with Physiotherapy
Physiotherapy is a type of health care that
focuses on improving or maintaining the function
of muscles, joints, and other soft tissues.
Physiotherapy treatment aims to reduce pain and
improve movement. Physiotherapists treat
patients who suffer from musculoskeletal problems
such as poor posture, back pain, neck pain,
shoulder pain, arthritis, sports injuries, and
fractures. They also provide rehabilitation
services to those recovering from surgery or
injury.
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What is good posture?
The perfect alignment of your body when standing
or sitting is referred to as good posture. Good
Posture is also referred in physical fitness and
physiotherapy as neutral spine.
Poor Posture Symptoms

• General exhaustion.
• Difficulty breathing.
• Pain in the shoulders or neck.
• Decreased flexibility.
• Regular muscle spasms.
• Headaches caused by tension.
• Regular aches in your lower back or neck.

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Physiotherapy for Posture Correction
Physiotherapy for posture correction focuses on
increasing muscle strength and loading your
postural muscles so that they can withstand the
stresses of everyday life. As a result of pain or
injury, an individuals posture may change.
Physiotherapists can provide pain relief and
rehabilitation, allowing individuals to regain
their natural posture.
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Physiotherapy treatment approaches for posture
correction

• Postural and movement retraining.
• Preventative or assistive taping techniques.
• Joint and soft tissue stretching and mobility
  exercises.
• Supportive bracing.
• Targeted joint and soft tissue manual techniques.
• Muscular strengthening exercises and training.

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Objectives of physiotherapy in posture correction

• Implementing perfect posture habits.
• Obtain a normal range of motion for your joints.
• Achieve a standard range of nerve extension.
• Achieve appropriate muscle length.
• Improve muscle endurance.
• Obtain a good level of muscle strength.
• Develop a good sense of spatial awareness.

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Bishopston, Bristol BS7 8ND, United Kingdom