Overcome Back Pain: Posture Assessment

If your posture is off, you're gonna have a bad time. Review your posture to identify potential causes of your pain and opportunities for growth. Place a camera about chest height and make sure you can see your whole body. Perform the following standing and sitting postures.

Standing Posture Assessment

Stand forwards to the camera:

• Hips and shoulders even

• Feet under hips, approximately parallel

Stand sideways to the camera:

• Nose below ears

• Neutral spine, hips slightly behind

Stand facing away from the camera

• Hips and shoulders even

• Ankles neutral

Sitting Posture Assessment

Sit sideways to the camera

• Hips rolled forward, neutral spine

Sit facing the camera

• Legs open naturally

Conclusion

This is an exercise in improving your awareness of how you hold your body. Write down what you notice as this can help you to identify patterns that might be contributing to your pain.

To learn more about how to sit properly, check out this article.

To learn more about how to stand properly, check out this article.

Hope this helps! - Tom