102 Charles St

Boston, MA 02114

Phone Number

(617) 720-1992

Follow Us:

Posture and Health: A Blindspot in the Healthcare System

Posture affects…every physiologic function from breathing to normal hormonal production!”

“Despite considerable evidence that posture affects physiology and function, the significant influence of posture on health is not addressed by most physicians. In fact, neither comprehensive postural nor structural evaluation is a routine part of training in physical diagnosis…”

“Observation on the striking influence of postural mechanics on function and symptomatology have led to our hypothesis that posture affects and moderates every physiologic function from breathing to normal hormonal production. The most significant influences of posture are upon respiration, oxygenation, and sympathetic function (i.e. The nerves that control all your organs).

In addition, spinal pain headache, mood, blood pressure, pulse, lung capacity are among the functions most easily influenced by posture. Ultimately, it appears that homeostasis and autonomic regulation are intimately connected with posture. Many of these symptoms, including pain, maybe moderated or eliminated by improved posture.”

Postural and Respiratory Modulation of Autonomic Function, Pain, and Health. John Lennon, BM, MM, C. Norman Sheeley, M.D., Roger K. Cady, M.D., William Matta, Ph.D., Richard Cox, Ph.D. and William F. Simpson, Ph.D. American Journal of Physical Medicine, 1994; 4:36-39.

Picture of Dr. Christopher Quigley

Dr. Christopher Quigley

“I was majoring in chemistry at Villanova University when my path turned to chiropractic. I was going on interviews to be a pharmaceutical sales representative, and they always asked me what I wanted to be doing in five years. My answer was always the same: “I want to be helping people, enjoying my work, while making a difference.”

Book Your Appointment

Get started on your path to optimal health today!

More Valuable Reading

Boston Whiplash Cases: Landmark Research Every Personal Injury Attorney Should Know

“The MRI is normal, so there can’t be a serious injury.”

Fortunately, modern science tells a different story.
A landmark review by Les Barnsley, Susan Lord, and Nikolai Bogduk, published in Pain, fundamentally changed how physicians understand whiplash-associated disorders. The paper reviewed decades of biomechanical and clinical evidence and concluded that whiplash is a legitimate injury with identifiable anatomical pain generators—even when conventional imaging appears normal.

Read More »