Is Your Posture Affecting Your Game?
Jan 25, 2017
IMPROVE YOUR GAME WITH IMPROVED POSTURE
If you observe boxers closely, it is readily noticeable that most of them maintain a certain swagger in their overall posture. Attitude is shown in all sports, not just in boxing, that often affects one’s overall posture, not just their mindset of getting into the game. This carries them throughout their career and often times heavily impacts the physical body in a very dramatic way. Dr. Justin Davis, your local Tigard Oregon Chiropractor, chats with us about posture affecting your game and overall sportsmanship. Improving your posture can and will make a significant difference in way you play, as well as how well you rest when you are not at play.
Sports personalities, like football star Cristiano Ronaldo or tennis sensation Maria Sharapova, knowingly or unknowingly, maintain a kind of deportment, which makes them easily recognizable and popular.
Brands such as Nike (located right next to Tigard Oregon) and Adidas recognized this unusual phenomenon, and have capitalized on it. They see posture, swagger, or even attitude, as an integral part of every successful athlete. Because of this attractive quality, these athletes become role models and make them top choices as spokespersons for sports brands. Dr. Justin Davis tells us such is the impact of maintaining that posture to stay on top of the game. In the Tigard Oregon area we see plenty of these amazing athletes as Nike is located just next door in Beaverton, OR.
One of the unique aspects of ballet training is the requirement that one learns to stand correctly before moving. The balanced placement of the torso over the legs-feet is crucial whereby the pelvis is centered, not tipped forward, sideward or backward. The abdomen is slightly drawn in and the diaphragm is raised. The shoulders are lowered (depressed), dropped naturally resting downward. The head is centered (fixated), and held straight with the eyes looking forward.
One should ‘feel energized’ in the standing position because ‘standing’ is an active position NOT at rest. Dr. Justin Davis, your local Tigard Oregon Chiropractor will often suggest and refer patients to obtain a standing desk at work and at home for this purpose. Firing the core and strengthening your standing posture is a perfect way to improve your stance. At the opposite end of that, with increased control to your core through the use of improving your posture, you will experience an improvement in your rest as well.
Posture can be defined in several ways:
The position of the body in any environment or mode such as standing, sitting, lying down, leaning forward/backward/sideward, walking, moving, or running. Posture is based on the position of the spine and all the joints in the musculoskeletal system, i.e., the relative arrangement of body parts.
- It refers to the physical carriage: The way somebody holds his/her body, especially when standing.
- It is a body position the body can assume (standing, sitting, kneeling, or lying down)…
- It is also an attitude or frame of mind.
- Posture is linked to a combination of neurological factors such as vision, touch, balance, kinesthetic awareness (sense of the location of muscle and joint movement), and a well functioning vestibular (inner ear). Psychological and/or emotional states, low self-esteem, depression, lack of sleep, and burnout are contributing factors that affect body carriage.
HOW PROPER POSTURE AFFECTS YOUR GAME
When you watch a sporting event, many times sports commentators will argue that there are players who are good “on paper”. This suggests that “on paper” assessment has something to do with the character, the temperament, and the posture of the player.
Dr. Justin Davis, your local Tigard Oregon Chiropractor brings us back to the game. Here’s how your posture can impact your game:
- Confidence Boost – Sports enthusiasts appreciate athletes who still maintain their grace even if they are in their moment of great pressure. The more you pamper your nerves during intense moments, the more you get rattled.
- Improved Productivity– Improved confidence also boosts your productivity naturally as you are more likely to actively progress toward making better payoff transactions. Scoring more points, subdue more opponents, etc.
- Improved Communication – It all leads back to posture. Confidence is improved, action is improved and it is only natural for the leader within to project outwardly and stand tall with direction. Dr. Justin Davis, your local Tigard Oregon Chiropractor, has proven this in his own day to day activities at the office.
THE WALL TEST
Dr. Justin Davis, your local Tigard Oregon Chiropractor, discusses a simple at-home test that you can do to see if your posture needs improvement.
Standing with the back against a wall and heels 2-4 inches away, the hips, shoulder blades and back of the head should be touching the wall. If the head needs to be tilted back or the chin lifted to allow contact with the wall, this indicates imbalance in the neck and upper spine. The space present between the lower back and the wall should measure about one to two inches, or the thickness of a flat hand. A larger gap can indicate anterior pelvic tilt, and the absence of a gap may indicate posterior pelvic tilt.
How ever you get there, making an effort in the first place is your first step…and one you won’t regret.
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