I have very bad posture when I sit down, I tend to slouch over. What can I do to correct this?
922258
Yoga helped me tremendously with my posture!
588366
sit with your legs slanted to the side with closed legs
508841
Oh girl! You'll have to work at it. Don't put it off any longer. If you do, you will never regain your posture. A little each day, try to bring yourself to normal posture. You had that tummy tuck for a reason. Now show it off!!
525429
Go to any store that sells office chairs, stores like Office Depot, Office Max, Staples and ask the sales person for a lumbar back support cushion.  These cushions will fit in your chair at work and literally make you sit up correctly with the perfect posture all day long.  You probably can find them at Wal-mart or Target or K-mart too.  Lumbar back support cushion, it's the best! : )
812778
It can aggravate back problems, especially if the monitor is not placed right causing poor posture in the chair. Also if the monitor isn't positioned correctly it can cause neck strain due to holding the head in an anatomically incorrect position. Neck strain can also be caused by looking at text being transcribed if the copy is not positioned properly. Prolonged keyboarding year after year can lead to arthritis of the fingers.
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yes all the time!  I believe this would be caused by bad posture.  it tugs on your neck and shoulder muscles.  sit up straigt and take some breaks in between, get up walk around do some stretches, it should alleviate some pressure.
711685
do some lat pulldowns and upright rows.  those always kill my upper back.  also try some shoulder shrugs.
231269
Sounds like a back problem.Try talking to a chiropractor.
20039
This happens to me, but I have a herniated disc in my lower back.  For those of you with healthy backs, if you are still getting pain get a more comfy chair, get up and move around more often and last but not least sit with good posture!!  Posture will not only make your back feel better but it makes you look more confident and presentable in public.
60810
A chiropractor fixed mine. Setting down makes it worse, so avoid this. Use a lumbar pad to relieve the pressure on your back. This was about twenty years ago. Still good.
345758
First of all there are no exercises which will effectively decrease the curvature of your spine, or prevent it from getting worse.  All you can do is to strengthen the trunk muscles that support the spine.\n\nAs a physical therapist who has treated many back patients and a good amount of scoliosis patients (as well as having scoliosis myself) I would recommend that you do lumbar stability exercises.  I've attached a link to a good site with a few good stability exercises to get you started.  As you progress you might also want to consider doing pilates or yoga, both of which will help to strengthen your back muscles.
101091
Try to sit up straight and not hunch when you are sitting. If it persists, you may have to see a doctor about it.
665038
Good posture does wonders for your appearance. Imagine that your head, and pelvis are in alignment and imagine a puppeteer has your head on a string and keeps it nice and high, shoulders back a little...there! that looks much better. Now walk like you have a purpose...looking straight ahead.
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Ideally your shoulders should be in line with the top of the steering wheel. Depending on your height, adjust the distance from the steering wheel. \n\nAnd neways its a trial and error thing. If you are comfortable with one position stick to it, if you are not...change it immediately.
295008
throw your shoulders back when you sit. True, your chest will stick out a bit, but it will keep you from hunching forward.
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Put an ice pack on it.  It will help a lot.\nAnd go to a Chiropractor!
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I've had back problems before. You've probably been told to change your mattress, or buy a firm pillow. I did all of those the thing that worked for me was working out my lower back and also stretching my lower  back out. This helped me. \n\nTo stretch you lower back, sit on the floor. Bring your feet inwards like you're trying to touch your stomach with your feet. (your leg is still on the ground) The soles of your feet must be touching. Know lean forward as far as you can go. It helps if someones pushes you from the back and keep you in that position for thirty second. \n\nIf that doesn't help, change your lifesyle, sit up straiht and buy insoles.\n\nWhen all else fails, see a doctor. They are the true specialist. Hope that your back gets better.