Understanding Posture and Analysis At Motion Health Centre

Having a good or poor posture is usually a result due to unconsciously moving your body certain ways over time. However, making poor decisions with your movement and therefore posture can lead to Posture Dysfunction, causing a variety of painful symptoms.

Motion Health Centre and our expert Sports Chiropractors and Trigenics Practitioners, have the experience and ability to offer quality treatment on Posture Dysfunction in the Sydney CBD. 

Our practitioners look at your body as a whole system. We holistically take in to account other possibilities that could be causing your posture issues. Knowledgeable Sports and Trigenics® Chiropractors at Motion Health Centre provide a complete approach to effective and long lasting posture correction, that focuses on the real causes of your pain, not just the symptoms.

A healthy spine has three natural curves that make an S-shape. These curves absorb shocks to your body and protect your spine from injury. Many different parts make up your spine:

• Vertebrae
• Facet joints
• Intervertebral disks
• Spinal cord and nerves
• Soft tissues

The 33 vertebrae make up five distinct spine segments. Starting at the neck and going down toward your buttocks (rear end), these segments include:

• Cervical (neck): The top part of the spine has seven vertebrae (C1 to C7). These neck vertebrae allow you to turn, tilt and nod your head. The cervical spine makes an inward C-shape called a lordotic curve.
• Thoracic (middle back): The chest or thoracic part of the spine has 12 vertebrae (T1 to T12). Your ribs attach to the thoracic spine. This section of the spine bends out slightly to make a backward C-shape called the kyphotic curve.
• Lumbar (lower back): Five vertebrae (L1 to L5) make up the lower part of the spine. Your lumbar spine supports the upper parts of the spine. It connects to the pelvis and bears most of your body’s weight, as well as the stress of lifting and carrying items. Many back problems occur in the lumbar spine. The lumbar spine bends inward to create a C-shaped lordotic curve.
• Sacrum: This triangle-shaped bone connects to the hips. The five sacral vertebrae (S1 to S5) fuse as a baby develops in the womb, which means they don’t move. The sacrum and hip bones form a ring called the pelvic girdle.
• Coccyx (tailbone): Four fused vertebrae make up this small piece of bone found at the bottom of the spine. Pelvic floor muscles and ligaments attach to the coccyx.

The back muscles are anatomically layered into superficial (extrinsic) and deep (intrinsic) muscles. The extrinsic back muscles are located in the back, but act to produce movements of the shoulder and assist respiration. The intrinsic back muscles are found deeper to the extrinsic muscles, separated from them by the thoracolumbar fascia. They act exclusively upon the joints of the vertebral column.