Posture

We have already established that repetitive poor posture can create stress. The opposite is also very true: excess stress can cause poor posture.

All muscles and tendons within our body are under the control of the nervous system. As detailed earlier, these nerves become tense when subjected to excess stress. If the nerves that control the muscles are in a state of dis-ease then it is easy to see why the muscles that those nerves travel to are also in a stressed state.

When muscles and tendons become tense, they rarely do so in a balanced way from one side of the body to the other. This discrepancy in muscle tone can pull the body into an unnatural position and put excess stress onto the joints and bones of the body leading to a host of degenerative issues.