Could your body posture be linked to your blood pressure
Scientists in Britain think so. According to them, the position in which you hold your body plays a major role in maintaining your blood pressure.
New Scientist magazine reports that the studies suggest that good posture could help keep blood pressure levels normal while bad posture could increase it.
Posture is the position in which a body is held upright against gravity while standing, sitting or lying down. And good posture involves training a body to stand, walk, sit and lie in positions where the least strain is placed on supporting muscles and spine during movement or weight-bearing activities.
Scientists had earlier suspected the link between the muscles in the neck, blood pressure and heart rate. Now, they have found a direct connection between these neck muscles and a part of the brain stem, which plays a crucial role in regulating heart rate and blood pressure. Researchers also claim that their findings could explain why blood pressure and heart rate sometimes change when the neck muscles are injured.
Similarly, it is possible that hours spent hunched over a computer may raise blood pressure.
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2-25-2008 @ 10:13PM
marcie0305 said...
Yes, a good reason to consider a chiropractor :)
~Marcie
http://feedingblackmail.blogspot.com/
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3-02-2008 @ 9:59PM
Posture Exercises said...
I read something similar to this the other day. I hadn't thought too much about it previously but it makes logical sense that poor posture could stress the circulatory system.
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