Treatment for Neck Pain and Poor Posture
Shoulder injuries
A posture screening has two main components: a dynamic and static postural analysis. The static analysis involves assessing pain and mobility issues by evaluating a patient’s elevation posture, rotation posture, pelvic tilt, and anterior pelvic tilt.
A dynamic postural analysis checks if there are any issues with spinal alignment while the patient is in motion. In many cases, the body will change the way it moves to compensate for deviations in spinal alignment. For example, improper spinal alignment can cause the patient to redistribute weight and favor one leg over the other. These changes may seem slight, but they can cause pain in other areas of the body by pulling tendons, ligaments, and muscles out of alignment during movement.
A dynamic postural analysis will require the patient to:
Raise their hands above their head
Stand on one leg
Sit on the edge of a seat, stand up, and then sit down again
Attempt a push up
During the screening, one of our experienced chiropractors will check that the shoulders are even and that the legs are at the same length and also how the patient holds their head.
At Somerset Hills Chiropractic, we offer spinal and postural screenings to detect and correct posture problems before they become serious. These are provided at community events, area malls, health fairs and places of employment. Contact us today to arrange a screening at your workplace or event.
