One day of poor posture is unlikely to hurt you, but a lifetime of slouching can have cumulative effects that impact your health. Here are just a few of the health problems you may face due to poor posture:
1. Muscle pain:
This one’s a no-brainer. If you hold your body in uncomfortable positions, your muscles will feel the strain. It’s not just your back, neck, and shoulders, either – poor posture can affect muscles from the base of your skull all the way down to your hips and lower body.
2. Pinched nerves:
Once your muscles are out of alignment or are inflamed, they can start to compress your nerves. This often manifests as tingling or numbness radiating down your neck, spine, or arms.
3. Arthritis and other joint degeneration:
Poor posture overworks your back and neck muscles, which your body will then try to heal. Over time, however, inflammation can cause degeneration in nearby joints.
4. Fatigue:
When you can’t relax, you can’t sleep. If your slouching has already started causing you pain, you’re less likely to be able to get comfortable and sleep as well as you should.
5. Headaches:
Finally, any time you’re slouching forward and putting additional weight on your neck, you’re at risk of developing headaches. The muscles in your neck and spine can tighten from the strain and cause tension headaches.
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