Description How Posture Supports Can Help Improve Your Posture and Relieve Pain Poor posture can lead to a variety of health problems, including neck and back pain, headaches, and muscle fatigue. It can also increase stress on the spine leading to injuries such as bulging discs (in the neck, upper back or lower back), cervicogenic headache and postural syndrome. A posture support is an ideal tool to help address these injuries and alleviate these symptoms. This can be particularly useful during activities encouraging poor posture (e.g. at the computer, during housework, whilst driving or watching TV etc.). PhysioAdvisor’s physiotherapists have hand-picked the Oppo Posture Aid / Clavicle Brace as an excellent support that provides optimal benefit and excellent quality for patients. Features of the Oppo Posture Aid / Clavicle Brace Excellent aid designed to correct poor posture (shoulder slump) Adjustable hook and loop closure facilitates proper fit How to Wear the Oppo Posture Aid Slip the arms through each loop. Keeping the straps in the back. With padded loops over the shoulders, pull both straps to the front. Fasten straps snugly. Sizing Chart: Indications for Using the Oppo Posture Aid Poor Posture (rounded shoulders) Patients who experience headache / upper back and / or neck pain associated with positions of poor posture (e.g. slouching, housework, prolonged computer use, driving etc.) The Oppo Posture Aid / Clavicle Brace is an effective tool for correcting poor posture and alleviating the associated pain and discomfort. By providing support to the shoulders and upper back, it helps to improve your posture and reduce the strain on your muscles and joints during provocative activity. Why maintain Optimal Posture? By maintaining optimal posture (such as using the Oppo Posture Aid), the joints, ligaments, and muscles of the neck and back are positioned optimally resulting in minimal stress on these structures. This reduces both the risk of injury and the risk of injury perpetuation. In today’s society, where spinal and postural pain is prevalent, maintaining good postural alignment is vital. It can aid in reducing stress on injured structures, and speed up the healing process for those suffering from neck or back pain. Furthermore, an optimal spinal position allows for muscles to work more efficiently, resulting in improved performance in sports or recreational activities. Other Treatment to Address Posture In addition to using a posture support, there are other ways to improve your posture and reduce pain. Following appropriate physiotherapy advice for your specific injury (such as cervical disc bulge, thoracic disc bulge, lumbar disc bulge, postural syndrome, cervicogenic headache etc.) is vital to optimise your outcome. Regular postural exercises, including postural stretches and strengthening), ergonomic desk setup adjustments and ergonomic mobile phone use can also help to achieve an optimal outcome. Summary In summary, posture supports can help improve your posture and reduce pain by encouraging optimal spinal alignment. The Oppo Posture Aid / Clavicle Brace is an excellent and effective tool for correcting poor posture and addressing associated injuries. They are an ideal tool to help anyone suffering from an increase in pain during activities encouraging poor posture and are a very useful adjunct to appropriate physiotherapy treatment . For more useful information on improving posture from PhysioAdvisor see: Posture Postural Exercises Ergonomic Desk Setup Useful Outbound links Physiopedia’s Posture article Postural Exercises – by Physical Therapist Jared Beckstrand
