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kfitting:
Very interesting edit tomos... if anyone has the book, look at chapter three, stacksitting.  There are some examples there that match more of what I was talking about (I readily admit the image tomos created shows those two postures shown in this thread are more similar than my comment!).   If you go to books.google.com and search for the book, go to pages 70 and 71.

The image tomos overlaid is from the first chapter, which talks about stretching out your lower back while you sit.

Kevin

kfitting:
A review of Esther's Book:
http://www.aaos.org/news/aaosnow/jul08/managing3.asp

Kevin

digitalzen:
One of the most important things in posture is good tone in the stomach muscles.  Most people have overdeveloped back muscles, which shortens the muscle and causes reverse curvature that puts stress on the vertebrae.  Toning up the gut creates a gentle, constant counteraction, and the knee lifts or crunches help stretch the back muscles.  Back stretches complete the process.

Remember in all stomach exercises to keep your hips firmly on the ground and your knees bent at a 45-degree angle, otherwise the downward pull on the spine can damage discs.

kfitting:
The guy who writes this blog just bought Esther's book and is writing some posts on his thoughts:
http://www.mattmetzgar.com/matt_metzgar/

And, linked on his blog is this ~hour long podcast with Esther:
http://www.coreawareness.com/podcasts/painfreeback/

Kevin

M. Dahlen:
The person who started this thread said it should be about "any of the problems we might have that are assocated with poor posture."  Wow.  Seems to me the list is endless.  I suspect osteoporosis, ADD, carpal tunnel, maybe even planters warts and the general fatigue syndrome relate to posture.  If you stand such that your spinal vertebrae stack in alignment then gravity holds you up  (making every movement a weight-bearing exercise), releasing the muscles (saving energy), increasing circulation, and just making a person more comfortable.  The scary thing is that nobody is writing about this in any of the so-called "health" magazines, and nobody is doing research.  I suspect that's because there's no money in fixing posture:  no drugs, no gadgets to sell.  But it doesn't even take much work:  in my experience, after doing Esther Gokhale's course and reading her book, I would do the exercises just a little and get big benefits.  It's like my body was just waiting to "do the right thing".  Comments?

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