The young and hip, who once embraced the slouch, are having to reconsider their position. Bad posture both results from this problem, and exacerbates it. Abnormal posture will only accentuate back pain. Physical therapist Deborah Ellison agrees. The most common of these imbalances is a forward head posture, often with rounded shoulders.
Postural problems tend to kick in the moment an individual embraces desk culture.
Sitting is second only to the common cold as the reason for lost days at work. Skew insists that rigidity is an enemy of good posture. It's also designed to be symmetrical. As we age, we become increasingly left or right-handed, and therefore lose symmetry. A pain-free back isn't the limit of the potential benefits of good posture.