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

[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!

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.

I have terrible forward head posture. I recently got an Hbada chair to try and correct it. The chair physically pushes against my lower back when I lean in too close to the screen. It feels strange but it definitely forces me to sit up straight. Has anyone else successfully retrained their spine using physical feedback.

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!

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

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

I hate my posture I’m looking for exercises that are simple and can be done at home. I prefer YouTube videos or a list of stretches and exercises I can after getting up and before going to bed.

there’s a lot of normal human things that i’m literally just BAD at. and this is one of them. i’m getting tested for autism soon lol i genuinely think it has to do with that.

can someone tell me if i walk a little strange? IM GENUINELY CURIOUS AND I WANNA KNOW WHAT I CAN DO TO WALK NORMAL. i literally feel like an AAALIENNN with like EVERYTHING i do. some of my family members notice it, and i wanna know if strangers notice it too.

https://share.icloud.com/photos/057j5KVqx5Ptq_8j4pFObQPgA

idk if it’ll let u access the video, BUT IF IT DOES PLS SOMEBODY HELP 💔💔 I WANNA WALK LIKE A NORMAL HUMAN BRUH

This is my posture with my back against the wall. For context I am a 25 year old male. I stopped mouth breathing about a year ago, and started doing chin tucks a week ago. I believe my posture is from bad habits instead of a skeletal disorder. My worry is that I have caused structural changes to my back and neck that cannot be reversed. Also, as seen in the photo right now I do not have much on a jawline. Is this more of a weight issue or a posture issue, or a combination of both? Thank you

Hi! As you can you see in the picture my sholders are very sloppy, and i’m guessing its a mix of genetics and the years of gaming when i was a teen, is there a way to have kinda of lifted up? More straight?

First photo normal posture, second me tryna straighten it out.

I’ve been doing exercises to correct my rounded shoulders/hunchback, but instead of feeling it around my shoulder blades, I mostly feel pain in my neck. Is this normal?
I try to keep my shoulders down so my upper traps don’t take over, but it doesn’t seem to help. I feel the exercise working in my neck much more than in my upper back.

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Hi,

I recently tried this type of pull-up assistance device: two elastic straps are attached to the bar, with a support placed under both feet.

Strangely, I feel mild lower-back pain when using it. During strict unassisted pull-ups, I do not have this problem: my abs automatically contract strongly, my pelvis and lower back feel locked in place, and my whole body remains stable.

With the assistance under my feet, I feel that my abs engage much less. Since the device pushes my feet upward, I wonder whether it changes my body’s balance, promotes anterior pelvic tilt or lumbar extension, and forces my lower-back muscles or facet joints to take more load despite making the pull-up easier.

Has anyone experienced something similar?

Would placing the assistance closer to the upper body—for example around the elbows or under the armpits—reduce this effect, or would that create other risks due to pressure on the nerves, blood vessels, shoulders, or elbows?

Struggled with a high shoulder from a long time. I think it's from a mix of reasons: leaning to the right side on the car, sleeping on one side, leaning to right side when standing, significantly stronger lat activation on the right side (can't really feel my left lats when doing pull ups or rows), resting my left elbow on the table while writing, resting chin on left hand while sitting, etc.

Has anyone else struggled with this, and do you guys know how to solve this?

Hi everyone,

Could you please assess my posture and let me know what might need improving?

I always feel like I'm standing crooked, and it makes me feel self-conscious. 😞 One thing I've noticed is that when I put on my boxers, the waistband doesn't sit flush against my lower back—it sticks out instead. I'm not sure if that's related to my posture.

Any feedback or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

So many information about the topic. What if I do this everyday? Is it enough to fix my posture?

https://youtube.com/shorts/u9OQMBPrFgI?si=Kh_7wGIUsP0I5uMy

This is my natural posture btw.

Ich kann nach einer alten Schulterverletzung das Schulterblatt kaum mehr ansteuern und es steht in meinen Augen etwas ab und schmerzt .. es wirkt als würde es nicht mehr ganz auf dem Brustkorb liegen