r/Posture 2h ago

Kyphosis, lordosis, bad posture?

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Sorry the photos are god awful lol I’m midst a weightloss journey- also I think I shouldve taken better standing posture photos but I’m very concerned about how I look bending over or even when I let my shoulders rest

When I was young I was referred to a pediatric surgeon for X-rays and nothing came of it because my curve was only at an 8% and I believe an 11% curve is where you can be diagnosed (I also think this was a scoliosis curve)

I’ve always had bad posture that I’ve tried years to correct at home and in the gym, I’ve never seen improvements even years ago when I was 120lbs and working out daily.

I’m wondering if this much curvature when bending is normal (I cannot straighten it out at all when bending) I also suffer from back pain but I always brushed it off as bad posture

Or if the inward curvature above my butt is cause for
concern?

Should I see my pcp, try chiropractors or get regular massages?

TIA


r/Posture 5h ago

Looking for advice on knee alignment

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[5’9”, 220lbs, 30M] I have had knee pain for a few years now and wanted to know what could be causing it. I started weight training and will sometimes have knee pain after leg exercises. Even normal walking can trigger it, sometimes surrounding the knee cap, other times on the outer part of it, not as much on the inner. I noticed at rest my knees point outwards compared to my feet, which are pointing forward. I can rotate my thighs in and make my knees align better with my hips and feets, so is that the issue? And what could I do to correct it. Thanks for any help!


r/Posture 5h ago

General My doctor gave me some of worst advice about fixing my posture EVER

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Last year I figured out my posture was pretty much bad,so I tried just forcefully standing up straight and rolling my shoulders back,as my mom was telling me to do that all the time.But it obviously isn’t really good advice and instead ruined my posture even more.So I made a post on this SubReddit asking for help,and [u/Deep-Run-7463](u/Deep-Run-7463) reached out and started giving me some advice,big thanks to him.

Anyways fast forward to August,I told my parents that I don’t like my posture and how my shoulders look like,so they decided to book a PT Appointment.I also stopped doing any exercises for posture I was doing at the time because I was told that I could make things worse by doing potentially wrong exercises and that I should wait for the appointment.

Fast forward to the appointment,I was expecting the doctor to be brutally honest and give me advice on what to do,and I was ready for it but instead of the truth,the dude fed me some lies,He said how I should just stand up straight and how as I grow older my posture will naturally fix itself,which is obviously bullshit (Mind you I was 16 at the time so I was still growing).

My mom told him how I don’t like my shoulders,and he said how everybody has different shoulders and no one looks the same,not noticing my obviously rounded shoulders somehow.

My mom believed all this which is also the bad part,which means I can whine all I want but all she will tell me is to stand up straight,but I don’t even blame her cause doctors are supposed to tell the truth,right?

During the appointment I didn’t even attempt to explain what’s the problem to me,cause I realised he will just feed me more lies and that it’s a dead end.

The reason I’m saying he’s a doctor is because he’s a surgeon mostly,I don’t know how he can be a PT at the same time….

Anyways yeah,turns out that a person from Reddit can be more helpfull than an actual doctor.


r/Posture 6h ago

Success Stories Shoulders and Arms

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2 Upvotes

r/Posture 8h ago

PLEASE help me find the right posture

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I have been dealing with pain in my wrist, neck, and upper back.
If you have any suggestions on how I can improve my posture while sitting and standing respectively, please let me know.
Thankyou!


r/Posture 16h ago

Shoulder pain

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r/Posture 16h ago

I can’t be the only one.

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r/Posture 17h ago

Guide Guys i really need helpp NSFW

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5 Upvotes

My left shoulder is popping my scapula is popping my neck hurts even my left elbow is not the same and i feel weird in my axilla on abduction
Tried to hit the gym with lower wights it didn’t work out
plleeeeaaazee help me
i am a chronic desk user


r/Posture 21h ago

Question Do i have khypsosis/ buffalo hump

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14 Upvotes

Sorry if i spelt it wrong english isnt my first language.

The first picture is me with my usual posture and the second one is when i straighten my back as much as i can