“The slant of the spin may foretell the future:
Pain, care home or death.”
~ Cynthia G. Creel
May 13-2013
My Story:
He stood tall and proud. He was a farmer and had even survived being shot on his way to milk the cows. My grandfather had always impressed me with how straight he stood. It was true for most of his life. Until the day we noticed he started to lean forward like a tree being pushed over by a strong wind. He did not end up in a care home and yet I am sure his posture had contributed to his death.
It wasn't until now that I had some idea of how much it may have foretold his future.
It wasn't until now that I had some idea of how much it may have foretold his future.
Study spine incline and long-term out come of pain, becoming dependent or death :
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| Study (1) activities creating forward leaning posture
Pain:
According to an American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) (1) a study analyzing the neck being in a forward leaning posture leading to negative outcomes. The neck is required to hold the equivalent of a 14 pound bowling ball in most adults in an upright position unless lying down. The neck being held in a forward leaning posture in activates such as reading, writing, viewing a computer screen, sleeping with a thick pillow, and driving a car found the more the neck stayed in forward-leaning posture the more likely there was increased loss of muscles strength and could lead to dysfunction of the neck muscles including pain, stiffness and muscle fatigue.
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| Study (1) working in an upright position |
Loss of independence:
A new study out of Japan (2) shows a relationship between inclination or the angle between the C7 to the sacrum may increase the chance of become dependent in activities of daily living. A lumbar curvature showed only marginal connections.
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| Senior journal (7) inclination of spine |
Death:
A study (3) showed forward head posture, affected more men than women, was associated with and increased risk of death and a strong connection with arterial disease.
Possible positive connection to upright posture
and Vitamin D3:
Several studies show vitamin D3 having an impact on muscles and bone strength.
A study(4) using a calcium-vitamin-D(3)-fortified milk was considered by the authors of the study to be an effective way to maintain bone strength preventing bone loss in older men.
In addition a study (5) where the authors suggest Vitamin D and muscle strength have a strong relationship in adults. Also in agreement is a study (6) that seems to show an improvement in muscle and walking distances with a vitamin D deficiency in older women.
Final words:
It is clear to me I can not see anything positive about forward leaning posture the damage can run from pain to death. This is one of my highest priorities to protect and maintain a upright posture to avoid the negative out come. It seems it is quite often overlooked especially in older adults.
Vitamin D3 may help in keeping the muscles and bones strong to help keep the head up right helping to avoid a forward leaning posture. However there is no study I am aware of at this time supporting the connection of an upright neck and vitamin D3 levels. There are studies supporting vitamin D3 levels may help muscles and bone strength. It is recommended to talk to your medical care professional about being tested for vitamin D3 levels and discussing the effects.
There are many ways to help upright posture and the first way is to start think about posture. The more proactive we can all become the more likely the negative results in life can be avoided. Stand up tall with an upright posture and be proactive. The solution helps to keep moving the best direction is to step onto the path of True Health. Discover a new world. Help yourself, help the world, step on to the Path of True Health and vote with your dollars company you want to support to create a world you will love to live in. I do, and I like the world I am helping to create. Together we can create a better life for all to remember over their entire lifetime Together we can protect what we have so we don’t need to live in a world that is second rate.
Vitamin D3 may help in keeping the muscles and bones strong to help keep the head up right helping to avoid a forward leaning posture. However there is no study I am aware of at this time supporting the connection of an upright neck and vitamin D3 levels. There are studies supporting vitamin D3 levels may help muscles and bone strength. It is recommended to talk to your medical care professional about being tested for vitamin D3 levels and discussing the effects.
There are many ways to help upright posture and the first way is to start think about posture. The more proactive we can all become the more likely the negative results in life can be avoided. Stand up tall with an upright posture and be proactive. The solution helps to keep moving the best direction is to step onto the path of True Health. Discover a new world. Help yourself, help the world, step on to the Path of True Health and vote with your dollars company you want to support to create a world you will love to live in. I do, and I like the world I am helping to create. Together we can create a better life for all to remember over their entire lifetime Together we can protect what we have so we don’t need to live in a world that is second rate.
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Sources:
(1) http://ajcp.ascpjournals.org/content/133/4/543.full#sec-4
(2) http://biomedgerontology.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2013/01/24/gerona.gls253.abstract
(3) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15450042
(4) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16725396
(5) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22895376
(6) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11211956
(7) http://www.seniorjournal.com/NEWS/Aging/2013/20130509-Slant_of_Your_Backbone.htm
(7) http://www.seniorjournal.com/NEWS/Aging/2013/20130509-Slant_of_Your_Backbone.htm
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