Can anyone here please help me figure out how to fix this pain I have, it is on my left side, right inside/on the edge of my scapula and has been going on for years. it’s accompanied by a drooping shoulder on my left side as well and I have no idea how to fix it. Lower trap work? Serratus work? Scapular pull ups? Tried it and haven’t seen results but am I missing something?
Hey all, I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on why one of my trap seems to be higher than the other and my alignment seems a bit off hoping anyone has any insight on what I can do to fix this and realign my body, thank you!
So as a lifelong gamer/nerd type I developed an anterior pelvic tilt (APT) fairly early on from all the constant sitting on my ass and gaming/staring into screens... I would say I've had it since around age 8-10, I'm guesstimating anyways (I'm not sure exactly when it started)
Fast forward to now and I am in my late 30's, the APT is still there and I can visually see my butt slightly protruding outwards when looking at a sideview of myself in the bathroom mirror. My only saving grace is that I'm on the taller side at 6'4" and the extra height somewhat "hides" the outward ass protrusion when I wear a decently-long shirt or hoodie
It got me to thinking; has anyone successfully corrected or "reversed" an APT forward-leaning posture of the body in a similar situation to mine where there was literal decades of bad posture/sitting beforehand?
Given just how long my body has been in a forward-leaning APT posture (...literally decades), it almost makes me wonder if some of the bones themselves are permanently warped/shaped different or if certain tendons and ligaments are permanently shortened or lengthened
I'm curious to hear from other similarly situated "long-timers" as to your thoughts and/or experience with this particular issue. If you could post what specific exercises or exercise regimen you used to counter your APT, or perhaps what fitness Youtuber you used when addressing the APT, that would also be appreciated
I’ve watched and read several guides on how to fix this but at this point I can’t even tell which side has which problem. I believe both my left shoulder and left hip sit higher than the right, and my left overall looks more “scrunched” together. It just looks like I’m leaning to my left all the time. When I stretch my quadratus (I think) my left side feels way tighter.
I’m just confused because whenever I do any of the stretches/exercises to fix this, it just seems like it is tilting my body further off center.
Can anyone tell me which way I’m misaligned and recommend what things to do and on what side to fix it?
I have a winging scapula on both sides and have for about 2 years. Past 2 weeks i’ve been doing scapular push ups, wall slides and scapular punches every day and been training my upper back twice a week. Any tips or advice if i’m doing or getting anything wrong? I’m 17 for reference.
When I try to make it straight I can barely reach the ground and my legs start shaking because it’s so hard to straighten it. I have like horrible posture when I sit also. So is that why? And how can I fix this??
My shoulders are always rounded, a few people have mentioned it. I saw a NHS Physio who said it’s not harmful but he doesn’t know if it can be helped — their focus was more on pain than look.
But friends say I could improve it with a private physio. I’m just curious what they might do before I make the financial decision or whether there’s better routes? Very new to this.
Info about me:
Male in late 20s.
Was always very tall so hunched a lot as a kid. Been hunching for almost 17 years
Currently trying to correct with twice weekly gym visits, one of which involves face pull exercises. Usually do some kind of row movement too. Have a Personal Trainer for one gym visit (an hour) and the second solo one, with lots of rests and full body focus, is more like 3 hours.
Probably still too sedentary and lie down too much outside of gym visits…
Unsure whether or not this is something I can fix or if it’s too late. Affects my confidence a bit
hey all so I have had a bad habit of being hunched over since I was a teen so I don't really know what a good posture feels like, nor do I know which muscles will be straining as I stand in the correct posture for a while.
I have been standing in a queue for like 2 hours and my lower back is starting to hurt around about where the back of my pelvis is, which is making me worry that I am pushing my lumbar spine too far forward.
what can I do to check if I'm over/under-extending the parts of my spine as I work on getting my muscles to support my spine properly
Last pic I am actively trying to straighten out my shoulder blades. If pic is enlarged you can see how forward my neck is lol :((
I’m kneeling in these if it matter a
my posture is terrible, I have a neck hump, TMJ issues due to neck issues (correlated). I am working in better posture and regular movement and mobility, but still wondering about this chin/neck flap. is it fat or from posture? the whole thing moves when I talk too, as if my tongue movement is controlling the chinbag/flap 😂 i also snore and am a mouthbreather. all things I’m trying to fix but would really like advise on this. I’m 170cm and 78kg.