The truth about posture Bad posture is caused by trauma, even slight trauma often misaligns the head with the lower spine which makes setting and standing erect difficult. The person would be happy to sit and stand erect if he or she could. Good posture cannot be produced by specific exercises alone, because spine and posture deviations block the motion that exercises are trying to produce. The cause of spinal deviations must be corrected before specific exercises can be effective. Posture has everything to do with a person's physical and mental health.
Posture affects and moderates every physiological function from breathing to hormonal production.
One's mood, spinal pain, headaches, blood pressure, pulse are among the functions most easily influenced by posture. The most significant influences of posture are upon respiration, oxygenation and sympathetic nerve functions. Homeostasis and autonomic regulation are intimately connected with posture. The dental profession recently concluded a study whereby it was determined that all patients with TMJ problems also had forward head posture. Specific exercises were prescribed, with the two-fold intention of correcting the forward head posture and, subsequently, the TMJ problems.