Weird, ugly posture!

[") Anonymous ")]

I have very ugly posture!!

What happens is my neck is always stuck out from my body, rather than straight above it. Like I am a brachiosaurus or something! That is a slight exaggeration but if you imagine it a little less severe than that you are spot on.

I suffer from constant stiff neck and shoulders (I'm always cracking them, esp. my shoulders) in addition to it being ugly. But when I try to correct it by holding my shoulders and neck "back" and straighter, the tension in my neck merely increases and it is a huge relief to slump my shoulders and neck forward again. It is almost unbearable to hold it up straight (especially when sitting/standing still...it is a little easier walking).

Please help me not look like some kind of dinosaur!!!

[Abby L]

I'm the same way, no matter how much I straighten my back, my head/neck lean forward and it's uncomfortable to try and keep it straight up. Not sure of a way to correct it. I've never had the best posture so that doesn't help things.

[sarawna]

Muscles do this. They are out of balance. There are massage therapists who specialize in posture. They go by various names: orthomassage, neuromuscular therapy, integrated neurosomatic therapy, rolfing, etc. The muscles need to be treated first, then they give stretching and stengthening exercises for maintence so that you can hold your new correct posture. When you are young, these changes proceed fairly quickly.

[Heath R]

try a chiropractor!