Podcast Category: Posture

We have Dr. Ashley Williams, the sitting expert, on to discuss all things sitting, standing, chairs and posture. We’re getting to the root of the truths behind article claims on sitting, standing desks, treadmill desks, and how posture relates to it all. Dr. Ashley dives into how you can become good at sitting and how to support sitting to prevent tension and allow you to move optimally throughout the day. She provides perspective on standing desks and how treadmill desks affect your cognition. Furthermore, she explains the importance of breaks, pressure dispersion under your seat, and why you will be seeing the Anthros office chair in offices around the U.S. Let’s dive into all things sitting and posture!

From pain to passive treatment to posture to bad movement to education, Dr. Tom Walters takes a deep dive into pain. Dr. Walters explains how to identify when your pain needs to be checked out and what kind of pain may be appropriate for tissue adaptation. He explains the 6 types of pains we can experience, the importance of language when it comes to addressing pain, whether things can be ‘fixed’ through rehabilitation, and the role of posture when it comes to movement. By honing in on education. Dr. Tom Walters exposes the truths and debunks the myths around pain, teaching you how to decipher between types of pain to get the appropriate help you need.

DocJen & Dr. Dom dive into what Ankylosing Spondylitis is and what could be contributing to your symptoms as a chronic, inflammatory autoimmune disease. With a large emphasis on individualization and supervision from a physical therapist, DocJen & Dr. Dom offer insight into the body of research surrounding Ankylosing Spondylitis and highly recommend that you seek personalized care for this diagnosis. Let’s dive into how you can begin to think about Ankylosing Spondylitis more holistically!

Thinking it may be your bed, mattress, pillows, or sleeping position? Dr. Jen & Dr. Dom dive what it means to find your most optimal sleeping position. They describe the characteristics of their most optimal mattress and how sleeping position preferences change through life. Then, they identify the common pain points that arise with different sleeping positions and adjustments you can make to your sleeping environment to ease those symptoms.

Lara provides insight on how posture is multifaceted and how it relates to energy, mood, movement efficiency, biomechanics, and pain! Debunking myths around how posture is the cause of all pain, Lara briefly discusses the neurology surrounding pain. Furthermore, Lara explains the research on the biochemical effects of posture and how it affects efficiency in different aspects of life, providing an awareness tool to become more aware of your posture

This podcast episode is for you! We have Dr. Sneha Gazi on to educate you and provide insight on how you can begin to take ownership over your health issues through simple steps. With body awareness being a necessary first step to treating pain, she offers a simple tool you can use to develop body and pelvic floor awareness. Then, she uses relevant analogies to explain the factors that could be contributing to painful sex and incontinence, diving into the nuances in tightness and whether or not it is a strength issue.

DocJen & Dr. Dom get to the meat of excessive curvature of the upper back, and how it can lead to postural and muscular compensations, breathing dysfunction, as well as sensory deficits. By explaining the non-genetical roots of the Dowager’s Hump, they provide empowerment to the idea that its musculoskeletal associations allow the hump to be reversed with movement every 30 minutes, posterior chain strengthening, front-body opening, and balance work!

With an overarching emphasis on addressing the root cause, Dr. Janelle debunks common myths about Vaginal Hygiene, discusses basic anatomy and what different odors indicate, which products and ingredients to avoid, and how to prevent infection by maintaining vaginal acidity. Moreover, she discusses the benefits of fibrous foods, and clarifies the use of lubrication. Also, she addresses how sex is a two way street, honing in on the importance of postural function on pelvic health and how to improve pelvic floor function.

DocJen describes her journey with her diagnosis story, she shares her experience with attributing her pains and limitations to her scoliosis and how her diagnosis wasn’t necessarily the source of her pain. DocJen & Dr. Dom speak into imaging and degrees of Scoliosis and how movement can change your symptoms and allow you to truly feel something different. They describe the types of scoliosis, the effects of surgery, and explain the naturally-existing asymmetries within our bodies. Finally, they provide their top tips for addressing your Scoliosis, leaving you with a heartful takeaway that you won’t want to miss! 

DocJen and Dr. Dom break down the misconceptions around posture and unveil the truths around how posture is dynamic rather than a static hold. They shift the narrative around addressing posture, discussing the role the brain and the nervous system play in resting posture, contemporary findings research presents on posture, and how posture relates to breath and pressure systems. Finally, they address posture-correcting adjustments and provide their biggest tips in finding YOUR most optimal resting position.