If you spend a lot of time on your computer or phone or sit for prolonged periods during work hours or otherwise, odds are you’ve wondered about the effect on your posture. If so, you’re right to be ...

Most of us spend the majority of the day twisted into some sort of contortion in front of a computer screen, looking down at our phone or curled up on the couch. The hunched back, the rounded ...

In today’s digital age, the phenomenon of tech neck has emerged as a significant health concern, affecting millions who spend countless hours hunched over their devices. This modern postural syndrome ...

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Chronic headaches affect countless people, often pushing them to seek relief through medication and trigger avoidance. However, poor posture emerges as a frequently overlooked factor that contributes ...

As a child, being told to sit or stand up straight may have felt like a nuisance, but those adults in your life were on to something: Good posture helps you stay healthy and pain-free. “It can affect ...

In the US, the message is clear: sitting up straight is good, and slouching is bad. But Beth Linker, author of "Slouch: Posture Panic in Modern America", says it's more complicated than that. In her ...

A recent history of the 20th-century movement to fix slouching questions the moral and political dimensions of addressing bad backs over wider public health concerns. Skeletons used in a museum in ...

A few years ago, I went to see a physical therapist for back issues. He analyzed the problem and then said, “On the plus side, you’re in good physical shape, and you have pretty good posture.” “What ...

If you spend a lot of time sitting on your computer or phone, odds are you’ve worried about the effect on your posture. You’re right to be concerned: It turns out that poor posture can have health ...