The Posture Blog
Evidence-based articles on posture correction, sport-specific pain, and corrective Method, written by Mike Boshnack.
Should Your Toes Be Straight? The Truth About Toe Splay and Foot Health
Take your shoe off and look down. If your toes look like they're squished into a point, your feet have been lied to for years. Here's what healthy toes actually do.
Foam Roller Exercises for Posture: The 5-Minute Routine
The foam roller is the single most effective posture tool you can buy for under 30 dollars. But most people use it wrong. Here are the 5 foam roller exercises that actually correct postural dysfunction, not just roll out soreness.
Best Sleeping Position for Posture: What Actually Matters
You spend a third of your life in bed. If your sleeping position is reinforcing the same postural dysfunctions you are trying to fix during the day, you are fighting a battle you cannot win. Here is what the research and clinical experience show about sleep and posture.
How to Stop Slouching: Why Willpower Fails and What Actually Works
You have tried sitting up straight. You have tried reminders. You have tried expensive chairs. None of it worked because slouching is not a behavior problem. It is a structural one. Here is what is actually pulling you forward and how to fix it.
How to Fix Your Posture: The Complete Corrective Guide
Fixing posture is not about willpower or reminders. It is about correcting the muscle imbalances that are physically pulling your body out of alignment. Here is the complete approach, from root cause to corrective sequence.
Glute Bridge Exercise: The Complete Guide to Reactivating Your Glutes for Better Posture
The glute bridge is not just a gym exercise. It is a corrective tool for reactivating glutes that sitting has neurologically switched off. When your glutes fire correctly, your pelvis levels, your lower back unloads, and the entire postural chain benefits.
How to Improve Posture at Work: The Corrective Approach (Not the Ergonomic One)
Ergonomic chairs and standing desks do not fix posture - they just change the surface you hold the same imbalances on. Here is the corrective approach that actually reverses what 8 hours of desk work does to your body.
Upper Back Pain Between Shoulder Blades: Why the Pain Is Not Where the Problem Is
The burning pain between your shoulder blades feels like a back problem, but it is actually a front-of-body problem. Your rhomboids and mid traps are being overstretched by tight pecs and forward shoulders. Here is why, and the fix that addresses the real cause.
Text Neck Exercises: 5 Moves That Actually Reverse the Damage
Text neck is not just a sore neck from scrolling. It is a structural shift - forward head posture combined with thoracic flexion - that progressively loads the cervical spine with 40 to 60 pounds of force. Here are the 5 exercises that reverse it.
Desk Ergonomics and Posture: Why Your Setup Helps but Cannot Fix the Problem
A perfect ergonomic setup reduces strain, but it cannot override 20 years of structural imbalance. Here is what actually matters in your workspace, what is overrated, and the corrective approach that makes ergonomics work the way it is supposed to.
Posture Exercises for Back Pain: Why Your Lower Back Is the Victim, Not the Cause
Your lower back is not the problem. It is the victim of tight hip flexors, weak glutes, and a thoracic spine that has stopped moving. These five corrective exercises address the actual cause of most back pain, not just the symptom.
The Supine Groin Stretch: The Most Powerful Hip Flexor Release in Corrective Exercise
The supine groin stretch is one of the most powerful corrective positions in the Egoscue method. It addresses the hip flexor shortening that drives anterior pelvic tilt, lower back pain, and knee problems - not through force, but through time.
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