What does good posture look like?

• Good posture involves having a relaxed appearance and a neutral spine. A neutral spine retains three natural curves: a small hollow at the base of the neck, a small roundness at the middle back, and a small hollow in the lower back.
• When posture is correct, the ears, shoulders, hips, knees, and ankles should align in one straight line.
• The Spiral scan assesses posture along the median, coronal and transverse planes (dividing front / back, left / right and upper / lower).
• The Spiral scan assesses postural alignment along the three planes, as well as torsional rotation (twisting) that may indicate potentially damaging misalignment.
• Healthcare experts such as physiologists, physical therapists and chiropractors have known for many decades that postural misalignment may lead to chronic conditions such as low-back pain and osteoarthritis.
• The Spiral studies are designed to improve our ability to correlate postural alignment with susceptibility to musculo-skeletal injury, disease and chronic pain. After year one, Spiral and Health Fare will determine if longitudinal scanning will be provided.