If you think yelling “Fire!” gets a quick response, try saying “posture” aloud and watch what happens. Shoulders whip back, guts retract and spines become erect. Unfortunately, it usually lasts less ...

Want to look slimmer without doing any "real" work? How about getting rid of back and neck pain? It all starts with one simple thing: posture. We talked with a few of the country's leading posture ...

A decline in posture is often thought to be an inevitable consequence of aging. It is common to see older individuals adopt a stooped posture, characterized by a forward-drawn head and a rounded upper ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My grandmother lives with me, and she is always nagging me to "stand up straight" and "put your shoulders back." She says good posture will keep me healthy as I age. But I'm only 17.

Given how much time many of us spend hunched over a screen, poor posture has become somewhat of an epidemic, causing a host of chronic health concerns, says Dr. Kompal Parmar, a board-certified ...

Forward head posture (FHP) is a common condition where your head is positioned with your ears in front of your body’s vertical midline. In normal or neutral head posture, your ears line up with your ...

There’s no single “perfect” posture. Strengthening key muscles and moving often helps you feel better in more positions — and that’s what lasts. Teaches the neck to align over the shoulders and ...

Yoga is known for a variety of benefits, but can yoga fix your posture as well as helping to increase flexibility and mindfulness? If you’ve been working from a makeshift home office for long periods ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My grandmother lives with me, and she is always nagging me to “stand up straight” and “put your shoulders back.” She says good posture will keep me healthy as I age. But I’m only 17.

Most of us have been sitting around a bit more over the past year than usual—we don't have to tell you why. It's no secret that it might be taking a toll on your body. No, not the potential extra ...