02.24.07
Static Posture
I’ve read where many experts, both real and wannabes, have decreed static posture to have very little relationship to actual movement. My first reaction is to cringe at this shortsighted understanding of posture, but then I realize it depends on a person’s perspective. For instance, how are they gauging static or in other words do they mean watching a person stand with poor posture and then be a phenomenal athlete and then state, “posture doesn’t matter?” If so, they are missing the idea of cumulative trauma disorder (CTD) and that the person who stands with poor posture will eventually develop muscle imbalances and this will ingrain their habits into their structure. However, the most ardent “static posture doesn’t matter” people might still claim muscle imbalances are irrelevant and don’t impede a person’s performance in life or on the field; however, just because the body can compensate doesn’t mean everything is ok. Heck, you can twist your body like a (yoga) pretzel without immediate injury, but this type of extreme adaptability is meant for short term survival needs and isn’t meant to be done daily! And yes, I understand Yoga was originally meant to expand consciousness, but that’s not how most of the power yoga crowd are using it….
Besides, what if people thought like me and didn’t believe a static really existed. The continuum ranges from postural sway (called static) all the way to agile reactions and thus, any imbalance in the length-tension of muscles around a joint will always impact the movement of your body thru space….
