HOW TO FIX YOUR POSTURE FOR BACK PAIN RELIEF. The most common myth about healthy posture is actually hurting your back.

There is something interesting going on when it comes to the idea of correct posture. I call it the “copy and paste approach“ without questioning why.

Let me explain…

When you look up “correct posture and how to get rid of back pain“ online, you´ll find hundreds or maybe thousands of articles and videos about how pulling the shoulders back and down will open your chest and pushing the tailbone in will alleviate your low back and this is supposed to be the healthy posture.

But pulling the shoulders down and pushing the tailbone in is against the natural shape of the spine that is supposed to work as a spring that softens the impact on the joints during movement.🤷🏼‍♀️

I can see where this is coming from… we sit too much and that's messing up with our posture and the whole well-being.

We usually work, eat, drive and rest in sitting position, where the postural muscles are getting weaker, the head leans forward and weights 5 times more than in upright position which is creating tension in the neck. As all the back muscles get weaker they are no longer supporting the rib cage nice and tall which makes it collapse on the back side, creating compression in the low back vertebrae and discs.

Are you getting the picture?

Maybe if you take a selfie right now you will see it straight away.

But hey, we all do it, so you are not alone.

The problem is when you don´t have a good manual or plan to action to fix this problem. Because let's be honest… without fixing it, there is only one outcome.. back pain.

I get it. It sounds logical that when you sit at your desk with the shoulders hunched forward you might think that stretching them back will fix it.

But the body doesn´t work like your car - when a piece gets broken, you just fix it or replace it and it works fine again.

You´ve probably heard a million times how everything in the body is connected. And guess why is that… fascia = connective tissue.

We haven´t known much about fascia until recent times and more discoveries are consistently made while you are reading this. Over the long time we were thinking that bones are what hold us upright and muscles are what make us move. We were looking at the spine as a pile of blocks trying to make it straight in belief that it creates more space and it´s good for us. But now we know better…

Fascia is a thin casing of connective tissue that surrounds and holds every organ, blood vessel, bone, nerve fiber and muscle in place. The tissue does more than provide internal structure; fascia has nerves that make it almost as sensitive as skin. When stressed, it tightens up. This is why when we have a different posture when being sad, stressed and depressed as opposed to when we feel happy and confident. Most of the time, it happens unconsciously without being aware of it.

But here is the thing… What happens if we consciously change our postural pattern? Does it work the other way round and does it create a change of mood?

I can only tell you that it works, but I also need to invite you to try it out. And as you can see that just pulling the shoulders back and down doesn´t make the trick, you can probably guess that it´s a bit more complicated.

Now you might be asking… ok, so what can I do to fix my posture and feel great again?

I´m glad you´re asking…

First of all, it all starts from your rib cage.

When you start to expand it to all directions and pull it away from the hips, that is a good start. But keep in mind that if you lift up the front side more than the back, it will collapse onto your low back and if you lift up the back side more, it will shorten your belly and squeeze your diaphragm, so you won´t be able to breathe fully.

It has to be an even lift on all sides and it requires a bit of practice.

Start pulling your shoulder blades apart, away from the spine first and then pull your whole rib cage forward and then up. You should feel a nice stretch in your belly and a nice activity on your low back curve.

Keep your hips slightly behind your rib cage, with the knees soft and micro bent. Think of the rib cage pulling up away from your hips, lengthening your waistline.

Everything that moves in the opposite direction to the gravity, creates lightness.

As a result you can relax your shoulders as they are floating up supported by the rib cage. 

If all this sounds a bit weird, no worries, I was there too when I was introduced to Bowspring method for the first time. But since then I never looked back, because my whole posture has changed, my back and joint pain disappeared and I feel better than 10 years ago.

So, if it sounds to you that fixing your posture is a good plan, join me in my weekly classes.

And if you need something effective and actionable right now to get rid of your back pain, let me tell you something…

Most of the common roots are simple and fixable in just a few minutes with effective exercise and stretching.

Each body is different and each of us get different results with different workouts and stretches, but I´ve put together the 5 most common ones that have helped many of my clients.

You can get my FREE Back Pain Relief In 5 Days here and let me know which one was the most effective one.

Take care and stay pain free. 🌸