Your posture and ergonomics
can dictate your bodies normal functioning. Try these simple tasks first with
good and then with bad posture:
·
Turn your head to the left and right.
·
With your arms straight and next to your sides raise
your hands above your head as high as you can.
·
Take a deep breath in and out.
·
Open your mouth as wide as you can
·
Push your stomach out and pull it in.
·
Cough
After completing these tasks
you should notice that your movement, breathing and eating are all impeded by having
poor posture.
Good posture is
having the Centre of Gravity of each of your body segments over each other.
This allows the curves of your spine to act like a spring and provide shock
absorption: Having your
ear over your shoulder, your shoulder over your hip, over your knee and over
your ankle.
If the centre of
gravity of a body segment is forward of another it is inclined to fall forward
and the back muscles of the lower segment have to work to prevent this. When
these muscles become fatigued they can cause pain and injury.
Ergonomics
is the discipline that deals with the understanding of the interactions among
humans and other elements of a system or workplace. Good ergonomics is using
the correct equipment in the correct way for a task, and maintaining good habits
while completing those tasks.
Having
good ergonomics of your workplace promotes good posture and good habits. Having
tools close at hand and varying there positions regularly to prevent over-use
injuries is also advised.
2 Thumbs
Up for Posture
With your Lumbar spine
supported in your chair or exercise machine. Give 2 thumbs up out in front of
you at shoulder level. Now bring your hands backwards to your shoulders. Your
shoulders and head should move backwards
into a perfect postural position. Drop your arms and maintain your good
posture.
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