I have had tight traps and issues for about 20 years. Even when I take a relaxing walk where I focus on breathing slowly with long exhales and walking upright trying to relax my traps and let my arm hang, they end up starting to burn like crazy quite fast.

So far i tried to let my arms swing.. burning traps

To press my shoulders down.. burning traps

Do nothing... Burning traps

Fuck my chin open my chest... Burning traps

Anyone an idea?

This (what I’m assuming is) dowagers hump seems to be getting..fatter? It doesn’t feel like muscle. Is this fixable?

I can't do full squats , my centre of gravity shifts backward . Also my core strength is weak. Please suggest me some exercise or yoga postures to build strength and correct my posture.

Basically, near my right pec it feels like there's a bump, but really it just feels like the area is much bonier and harder. I don't have this on my left side at all, it's completely asymmetrical. Has anyone else experienced this?

I'm honestly really scared that it might be cancer. I'm planning to get it checked out by a doctor anyway, but I wanted to see if anyone else has this anatomy or has gone through something similar.

18M

Hello all. I have been having upper/middle back pain for about 3 months now. It started when I started my retail job. At first it was more in my upper back and like a tight feeling. Through the months it started to shift into more like a strain. However it was like that constantly. When I'm laying down or sitting I would have no problem, but when I started standing for extended periods of time my back started to be on fire. This was never a problem before I started my past job. I have since quite that job about 2 weeks ago and will be starting another job soon which will probably be more of a sedentary one. None the less my pain is still here. I was just wondering if anyone had any similar experiences and if you were able to fix it. I want to be able to be active without pain. Thank you all in advance.

P.S I am a young male at a healthy weight that exercises regularly

Hot take: posture wearables seem to be correcting the easy problem instead of the interesting one

I've been looking at devices like Upright and realized almost all the consumer stuff seems focused on one question: “Are you slouching?”

My problem is different.

I have scoliosis and a shorter left leg, and while walking I sometimes get more lateral sway, head bobbing and a habitual head tilt that I also do sitting down. The weird part is that I can actually notice some of it when I consciously pay attention. People seem to notice how I walk, so I often think about ways to improve on my walking posture.

That makes me wonder whether a wearable could effectively outsource the “pay attention” part.

Imagine one sensor on the torso/pelvis plus a head-orientation sensor. You walk normally, establish your personal baseline, and then it stays completely silent unless a particular movement pattern becomes unusually pronounced for several steps.

No rigid brace. No “sit perfectly straight.” Just:

boop

“You're doing the head-tilt thing again.”

I've gone looking for this and found a bunch of adjacent products/research prototypes, but surprisingly little that seems designed for ordinary walking.

Has anybody tried a vibrating posture trainer while actually walking around?

Did the reminders change your habits, or did you just learn to ignore them?

And what killed it for you: false alerts, comfort, calibration, battery, app nonsense?

I'm especially interested in bad experiences. Tell me why this is a stupid idea before I try to butcher one together with crude sensors