She told me she, “never dreamed that her posture could be causing her head pain.”
Here you are reading this article about headaches and posture. Stop! Look at yourself.
How’s your posture?
Are you slumped and slouching? Is your back rounded?
Where are your shoulders? Are they hiked to your ears or rounded forward?
Are you sitting on your tailbone instead of on your sit-bones?
Are you using a laptop?
Did you know that poor posture causes headaches?
I remember getting an email from a young woman a few years ago and she said she, “never dreamed that her posture could be causing her head pain.”
Unfortunately, most doctors don’t realize that posture could be causing your head pain, either. 🙁 How come? It’s just not what’s taught in Med School.
Even if it was taught, doctors are so terribly busy that they don’t have time to assess your posture and give you advice about what to do.
When your posture is poor, it strains muscles in your neck, your shoulders, your back and the base of your skull. ANY of those muscles can cause headaches. In fact, they all do!
Here are two print resources for you.
1. Posture, Get It Straight. Comes in DVD’s. It also comes in book form. Available at Amazon.
2. Here is my list of best books to help you get rid of migraines and headaches naturally. It’s not very long because you don’t need a ton of books. You just need the right ones. In fact, you may need only this one:
Head Pain Natural Relief by Kathryn Merrow. Available at Amazon.
Correcting your posture will take the strain off your muscles so they will stop complaining by causing your headaches. You CAN get rid of your headaches naturally!
Here’s a little video that can help you correct your posture:
And, if you’re tired of those miserable muscle knots in your upper back that you probably also have <– click the link for more information.
