If you spend a lot of time on your computer or phone or sit for prolonged periods during work hours or otherwise, odds are you’ve wondered about the effect on your posture. If so, you’re right to be ...

Strangers try to fix my posture. According to them, my shoulders slump, and my neck protrudes on a diagonal, as though I’m constantly reading a book or peering down at a phone screen. My critics come ...

Postural problems, like rounded shoulders and "tech neck," can lead to pain and limited mobility.Stretches and exercises that strengthen your core, back, neck, shoulders, and chest can improve posture ...

Dr. Brennan Spiegel, a gastroenterologist, found a connection between bloating and poor posture. Slouching causes the intestines to compress, making it harder to properly digest food. He said ...

Sitting is a stable position that should ideally reduce pressure on the body, yet many people collapse their posture, which crushes the internal organs and spinal discs. Provides more stability for ...

In the US, the message is clear: sitting up straight is good, and slouching is bad. But Beth Linker, author of "Slouch: Posture Panic in Modern America", says it's more complicated than that. In her ...

In this poster, issued in 1926 by the U.S. Department of Labor's Children's Bureau, posture standards for "stocky-type boys" are presented from "excellent" to "bad." For decades in the U.S., posture ...

You must remember your parents saying, "Stand up straight," countless times. At first, it's easy to ignore their advice because you don't understand why you need to do so. What you probably didn't ...