May is Posture Month

Posture is more than just standing or sitting straight.  It is the overall muscle tone of your core and skeletal muscles conbined with your balance, gait and coordination.  

Your spinal joints are at "the core" of good posture. 

Bones are a living matrix.   They are rigid connective tissue that changes in response to the stress applied.   

Osteoblasts make the matrix that mineralizes into bone. Osteoclasts reabsorb the bone.   This is a constant process that happens every day, all day long in response to stress.  This is called remodeling

By using good postural habits while doing everyday activities, you apply physical stresses in a way that helps the bone remodel in a healthy way.

 

Your bones are a reflection of your life and of your health habits.   They change with time and age just like you do. 

Treat them well and they will support and protect you for a lifetime.