Where is the best place to go for posture correction?

To be honest, I went to many places in the past two years to adjust my rounded shoulders and slight forward pelvic tilt. I walked through a lot of pits. In terms of reliability and priority, the rehabilitation medicine department of a regular tertiary A hospital is definitely the safest. If you find the hospital troublesome, then consider a sports rehabilitation studio with formal rehabilitation qualifications. As for the posture adjustment classes in ordinary gyms, you really have to choose carefully.

Many people may think that hospital rehabilitation departments are for stroke and post-surgery patients, and there is no need for ordinary people to queue up to adjust their posture. I thought the same way at first. I spent more than 3,000 yuan on 12 posture adjustment classes at the gym and practiced with a coach for a month. However, my rounded shoulders did not improve much, my trapezius muscles became more swollen with exercise, and my lower back became more painful after sitting for a long time. I had no choice but to enroll in a local top-level rehabilitation department. The doctor first asked me to take a full-length spine X-ray to rule out the problems of idiopathic scoliosis and spondylolisthesis. He said that I was sedentary all year round and liked to cross my legs. The imbalance of muscle strength caused my skeleton to become crooked. He performed two joint loosening exercises on me and taught me three exercises every day. The core activation exercises that can be practiced in 10 minutes have been practiced for more than half a month at home. My waist, which was so painful that I couldn't straighten up after sitting for two hours, is actually fine. My rounded shoulders are also visibly improved. After all, the cost of continuous X-rays and treatments is less expensive than half of my fitness classes.

Of course, not everyone has to go to the hospital. After all, it is really hard to get an appointment in the tertiary rehabilitation department, and the doctor's consultation time is also tight. If you only have slight shoulder bumps or shoulder slips, no pain, numbness or other discomforts, and just want to adjust your appearance and dress for the camera, it is no problem to find a reliable sports rehabilitation studio. Last year, my best friend adjusted her shoulders to make her look better when wearing a sling. She found a small studio run by a rehabilitation therapist who used to work as a team doctor for the provincial team. She went there twice a week. Each time, she relaxed the tense muscles and then practiced the correct force generation pattern. The shoulder line came out in two months. Now she looks much better wearing a sling than before.

However, I have to mention here that bone adjustment is quite controversial nowadays. Many people on the Internet claim that "one bone adjustment can adjust the shoulder height", but don't believe it all. Last month, my colleague visited a bone-setting shop in front of the community. He was told that he could straighten the upper and lower shoulders for a hundred yuan at a time. After doing so, it looked straight. However, he was in pain for three days. He went to the hospital to find out that it was a soft tissue contusion, and less than two weeks later, the shoulder crooked back again. To put it bluntly, if the problem of muscle strength imbalance is not solved, just relying on external force to straighten the frame is like straightening a crooked clothes hanger. The clothes hanging on it will still sink on one side, and it will definitely become crooked in a short time. Bone straightening can at best be used as an auxiliary to quickly relieve the discomfort of small joint disorders. If you want to maintain stability for a long time, you still need to train the right muscles.

Anyway, the advice I give to friends around me now is to look at your own situation first. If you already have pain, numbness, or limited movement, don’t hesitate to go to the hospital directly. The pathological problems should be ruled out first and then adjustments can be made.； If you just want to improve your aesthetic problems, do more homework and find an institution that holds a rehabilitation therapist qualification certificate. Don’t just listen to the sales hype and pay for it. After all, posture adjustment is a slow process. It can be corrected for you in a few days. It is basically a trap for making quick money.