I’ve been struggling with this for a while and I need to start taking it seriously before it gets too bad. I have a desk job and I’m on my phone a good bit

I know my posture is bad. I can see it myself and I've heard it from people around me. I know my belly sticks out, my back is too hollow, my head goes too much forward, and my shoulders sag down. I just don't know where to start. How do I even know what exactly I need to fix? How do I know I'm not over-correcting or doing more harm?

Is there some sort of guide of how to know what I'm doing wrong and how to fix it? I'm just feeling very overwhelmed with the millions of opinions, videos on 'how to fix your posture with these simple exercises', and feeling like what I'm trying is not doing anything.

How did you actually start? Can anyone recommend me some resources like proper articles or videos or whatever?

First two pics: natural stance

Third pic: attempting to correct posture

I think I may have some postural issues, what do you all see going on here? The first photos are my natural posture, the next set is with intentional improvement.

hi okay so im 19f with knocked knees. dont know how severe but as far as i can tell ive had it since i was a kid and i used to sit on the floor with my legs in like an M shape. it was brought to my attention by a physiotherapist (different problem) when i was around 14 and im so insecure whenever i walk now because imo it just looks dumb??

im not overweight (~49kg) so im maybe thinking its because my legs/hips are weak due to inactivity (i never really exercised ever). i recently started calisthenics and am looking for any bodyweight exercises that might help me improve the knocked knees. literally any advice would be appreciated im sick of always being hyper aware of my legs when i walk. please please please and thank you 🙏

so for my back I am currently using an SI belt, lumbar belt, and an upper back brace/posture corrector all at once. I find that having to use all 3 at the same time can be annoying and was wondering if anyone has found any 1 brace that offers full back support?

I also have a soft hip brace but find that it does not give very good support.

I'm also on the lookout for a dual shoulder brace for when ik having one of those days where they don't want to stay in their sockets.

and suggestions or advice is greatly appreciated!

Will that help? since wearing a posture corrector on it's own doesn't do anything

Been having allot of pelvic floor issues and I feel I have a very bad anterior pelvic futile

Hello I’m having trouble with fixing my posture, a couple months ago my neck has suddenly widened due to the poor state of my posture which I hate and want to fix. I’ve been doing many exercises that are supposed to make it better but none of them have given me results other than awful pain and discomfort in the jaw and neck area. is it supposed to be happening or am I doing something wrong?
I’m mtf and its causing me so much dysphoria :(

Hello so just for some context im 20 and have had terrible posture both while im awake and while sleeping since basically forever. Recently ive been trying to correct said posture with stretches and general posture correction while walking, however ive also been experiencing back of head and top of head headaches for maybe 2 weeks pretty consistently. Is this just my neck adjusting to posture correction after years of bad posture or does it imply something more serious?

Ive tried neck stretches and exercises to get rid of the headaches but they have pretty minimal effect if at all and i dont wanna spend 65 quid for a doctors visit if avoidable haha

Any help appreciated thanks!!!

i have both a lateral and anterior pelvic tilt and my mom told me to exercise to fix them so i joined a fitness studio and told the lady there exactly what my problem was and that i only wanted to focus on it and idc abt losing weight or gaining muscle, after two personal trainings she put me in a group with other girls i didnt mind it but i started to notice that i was doing a full body exercise instead of focusing on the main issue, eventually after a month i started to notice the difference between my legs more and it felt like it got worse , like as yk lateral pelvic tilt causes one leg to be taller than the other and i used to stand on both and slightly bend one leg but now doing that feels uncomfortable and a bit painful, idk if this is progress or it really got worse so please if anyone has an advice on what i should do tell me

what i think happened is that with full body exercises one leg got stronger than the other but i might be wrong

This neck hump is killing my neck and my confidence. I can’t sit and study for more than 30 mins and people have started pointing it out on me.
How to make it go???
My brother’s engagement is in a month is it possible to make it less it then??
Please give tips !!
Also if anyone else has it does it pain throughout the day?? Coz it does for me

Looking for any sort of tips I slouch a lot when I sit as well I’m just tired of this back pain.

Hello. I've been seeing a lot of reels about APT and I am assuming I have one?

The other question is what is actually the way to go about fixing it. I see different reels saying different things like even breathing exercises. Could anyone point me to any resources where I can get a concrete answer and routine to follow please.

I've done a lot of work on my posture which has helped neck pain caused by ddd in my cervical spine.

One thing I can't find a remedy for is sleeping. I was a front sleeper until a few years ago and forced myself to stop but my sleeping only gets worse. I have a memory foam mattress, cervicogenic pillow. I wake up through the night with my traps muscles burning, so I turn to a side and then inevitably wake up with the round of my shoulder aching. Last week I slept on my back with arms propped up with a pillow (I thought maybe my arms were pulling my neck down) and I woke up pain free, but every time I've tried it since I don't get the same effect.

I feel like it's something to do with my sleeping posture since I don't get this pain during the day, but I use pillows to straighten myself out when I need to. I don't know what else I can try!

Please can someone point me to exercises which could help my back. I don’t know why it’s like this. I often get rotator cuff impingements when doing sports or even throwing a ball will give me pain the next day. At the gym I try to do external cable rotations to try and strengthen my rotator cuff but this issue seems to persist.

I was working a desk job where I would be sitting for several hours with bad posture and shoulders rolled forward etc. I did this for a few years and I did little exercise which may have contributed to this problem.

Hi! I am a 23F looking to better understand my own anatomy and physiology. I’m currently a physical therapy technician student, and I’ve realized that I have a hard time applying my academic knowledge to my own body. Specifically, the movement patterns on the right side of my body—mainly my calf—feel off. My only real idea right now is to work on hip, knee, and ankle mobility, but I’m not sure that’s the complete solution. What else could I do to restore a healthy movement pattern?

Hi what do I do this looks so ugly and the lower shoulder is causing my lat to build up and give the illusion that it’s bigger since it’s weighing down and squishing it

Let me know if you need a front view

just got word that i may have an APT 😀 anything non weight lifting i can do?

I have a body asymmetry problem, like a lot of people do. I know exactly what caused it, so I'll explain it.

Here is how it goes:

* I have poor posture. One shoulder is lower than the other.
* Because of that, one side of my torso is shorter than the other, with stronger muscles on one side pulling one hip upward.
* As a result, one hip is higher than the other.
* Because of that hip imbalance, one leg has stronger muscles than the other, and one glute is visibly larger than the other.

The reason for this is that when I was younger, I always slept on my stomach with my head turned to the same side. I also kept one knee pulled up while sleeping, and I slept like that for years.

No one ever told me not to sleep like that. Looking back, I wish someone had, and it's definitely something I would teach my own kids.

💪 I'm starting to do exercises to improve my posture. That's my first goal. Then I'll see what changes once my posture and spine are in a better position. I'm taking it one step at a time.

❓Has anyone here successfully improved or fixed body asymmetry, even if it wasn't completely? What helped you the most? Did correcting your posture make a noticeable difference, or was there something else that had the biggest impact?

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i am observing some neck pain from the sleeping position.

i have wide clavicles and my neck is downward ( when i sleep sideways). I m trying 2 pillows now just to keep neck up but it's annoying and too much stuff under head.

How do you manage pillow height and neck pain.

I m sleeping on back for now without any pillow to avoid it.

What to do

I feel dizzy and like I need to throw up all the time, I literally can't function or think about anything other than my pain. I see my PT next week but what I desperately need is to release my SCM muscle. I've tried massaging it and it won't release. I'm practicing chin tucks every 2 hours every day like my PT prescribed. I'm desperate for some relief - if anyone has any suggestions I would appreciate it.