Posture Restoration
Posture restoration is physical therapy for postural deficits: positions of the body that place stress on muscles, joints and ligaments. PAR Physical Therapy evaluates your posture and looks for the underlying causes, not just the visible issue, in Myrtle Beach and Murrells Inlet, South Carolina.
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Posture shapes how you move and feel
Posture plays a major role in how your body moves, feels and functions day to day. When it is off, whether from long hours sitting, muscle imbalances, injury or habits, it can lead to what clinicians call postural deficits.
Common postural deficits
- Forward head posture (“text neck”)
- Rounded shoulders
- Excessive lower back arch (lordosis)
- Slouched upper back (kyphosis)
How your therapist works on it
Assessment and diagnosis
A licensed physical therapist evaluates your posture and identifies the underlying causes.
Targeted exercise
An exercise program aimed at the muscles involved. See therapeutic exercise.
Postural retraining
Practice holding and moving in better positions.
Manual therapy
Hands-on work where it helps, as described under manual therapy.
Related care
Posture restoration in Myrtle Beach and Murrells Inlet
Call either clinic or request an appointment. We see patients in Myrtle Beach and Murrells Inlet, South Carolina.
We see patients in Myrtle Beach and Murrells Inlet, South Carolina.
Request an Appointment Call Myrtle Beach Call Murrells Inlet