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Top 3 joints to keep mobile

Today, we are going to discuss the top 3 joints to keep mobile. They are: Ankle, Hips, and the Thoracic Spine (upper back).

Most people lack mobility in the ankle joint. If you have difficulty in dorsiflexing the foot (bringing the toes towards the shin), then it can create a lot of problems in the kinetic chain up to the knee, hip and so forth. Consequently, body develops extra mobility in the knee and the knee becomes susceptible to injuries.

Next is the hips. Contrary to the popular belief, hips are your core and not the abdomen muscles. Hip mobility is necessary to activate the glutes and protect the lower back. The degenerative hip pain is caused due to low hip mobility, especially in older people but it begins in early 20s and 30s.

The last is the Thoracic spine. It is the part of the torso from the base of the base of the neck down to the diaphragm (basically the upper back). It becomes stiff in the majority of the people who have desk jobs, since they are prone to sitting with round shoulders and a forward hunch. Resultantly, body begins to develop extra mobility in the cervical spine, shoulders and the lower back.

Why Posture Is Important?

Alignment

If the body posture is poor, then alignment is poor as well, leading to mechanical dysfunction and injury. There is always a risk of orthopaedic injury associated with a bad posture.

Aggravated Residual Pains

If you have treated your joints’ pain in the past but continue to maintain a bad posture, the pain can bounce back, it is basically a causal relationship.

Improves Confidence

Recent research has suggested that a good open posture increases testosterone and decreases cortisol, the stress hormone, simultaneously within a span of 2 minutes. High testosterone is linked to higher confidence levels. Conversely, poor posture decreases testosterone and increases the cortisol.