What is the difference between posture and alignment

What is Optimal Posture alignment? Places minimum stress and strain on the supporting structures of the body while maximizing body efficiency. How a physio can help Awareness of poor postural habits Inhibit poor postural habits Develop conscious control to replace old habits Ensure integration into daily activities and movements A Physiotherapy Assessment of Postural Alignment may include: Static Plumb line alignment in sitting and standing Muscle length and strength Joint stiffness Posture in recreational and work situations eg.

Or said another way, posture is the visible orientation of parts and alignment encompasses the invisible forces created by particular movements. Many of you are working on your alignment, which is not to say that you are not working on your posture. You are, by definition, working on postural adjustments. But you are working on these postural adjustments for better alignment--to change the way you create forces that become loads experienced by your tissues. Just as there is a physiological homeostasis for the body, there is a mechanical homeostasis as well.

Research into the nuances of each load-induced disease will start to come now that mechanical loads and cellular responses mechanotransduction is understood a bit more. As for musculoskeletal issues, much of our current rationale for various exercises and postural adjustments stems from load research. Notify me of new comments via email. Notify me of new posts via email. Skip to content January 10, December 18, taylorbroggie. Happy New Year!

The 25 Points of Alignment described by Katy Bowman. Share this: Twitter Facebook. Like this: Like Loading Published by taylorbroggie. Previous post Got 20 min? Improve Your Health Right Now! Hi, I am just curious about the name of the grid app you used. Love your blog. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Enter your comment here Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:.

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