Posture therapy is not just about a 10 minutes daily posture routine or 4 moves: it is a structured approach to fix your posture throughout all your daily activities.

In this uniquely instructional video, I'm uncovering the full rehabilitation treatment protocol and all my secrets to fix thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) and forward head posture (FHP). I will show you how to fix pain due to compression in the scalene triangle.

Let's dive into the program

0:00 origin of FHP

3:12 session 1
the 3 Rules of Posture, how to sit (   • Best posture for sitting: why the tor...  ), how to relax your upper boy (upper body reset:    • The UPPER BODY RESET: Quickest Feel-G...  )

14:56 session 2
improve your balance (   • Balance Exercises At Home For Posture...  ) and how to mobilize your whole spine (cat-cow / happy dog exercise)

23:59 session 3
keep your balance whilst bending your knees and/or shifting your pelvis forward and backward, strengthen your mid back muscles to avoid slumped posture (exercise on all fours and on a chair)

31:28 session 4
pelvic tilt (this is the key to fix anterior pelvic tilt - APT) and mobilization of the upper ribs (1st rib, 2nd rib) - EXCLUSIVE EXERCISE

39:44 session 5
mid back strengthening (lower trapezius and latissimus dorsi) to relax the upper traps and prevent round shoulders posture. Then, how to stretch your pecs (chest muscles) and serratus anterior muscle causing armpit pain and shoulder blade pain -EXCLUSIVE EXERCISE

Alternative lying down stretch for the pectoralis major and pectoralis minor:    • How to Stretch Your Chest | How to Fi...  . Why you should NOT use the doorway stretch exercise:    • Improve Your Posture: Doorway Chest S...  

48:15 session 6
3 exercises for mobilization of the cervical spine (neck mobilization) and how to stretch the piriformis to avoid sciatica

54:46 session 7
neck stretches (upper trapezius, levator scapulae, scalene muscles, sternocleidomastoid / SCM).

Here are more detailed video on these muscles
* levator scapulae:    • How To Get Rid Of Muscle Knots In The...  
* SCM:    • The SCM Muscle of the Neck | A Usual ...   (using post-isometric relaxation:    • Sternocleidomastoid Muscle Stretch Wi...  )
* scalene:    • Stretch Your Neck Scalenes Muscles | ...  . How NOT to stretch:    • The Most Dangerous Scalene Triangle S...  

59:36 session 8
the 3 boxes system to change your habits and correct your posture for good. This is about becoming your self-therapist.

Just one more: let me explain the vicious cycle that connect forward head posture, rounded shoulders and thoracic kyphosis:    • Forward Head Posture, Rounded Shoulde...  

This is a unique video! Never will you learn so much about posture correction and ergonomics.

A lot of the pain you feel is caused or aggravated by wrong posture, poor ergonomics and a lack of specific exercises for your muscles and joints. Giving you the tools to resolve these issues is the reason why I created this self care channel.

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