poor posture

collocation in English

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poor
adjective
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/pɔːr/us
/pʊr/
having little money and/or ...
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posture
noun
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/ˈpɒs.tʃər/us
/ˈpɑːs.tʃɚ/
the way in which someone usually holds their shoulders, neck, and back, or a particular position in which someone stands, ...
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(Definition ofpoorandposturefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Poorpostureinjuries can be found everywhere.
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Consequently, people are in sustained periods ofpoorposture.
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Nevertheless, there are ways to determinepoorposture.
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Poorpostureand positions can result in spinal curvatures.
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Many athletic injuries are the result ofpoorposture.
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Poorposturecan result in spinal and joint dysfunction as a result of muscle changes.
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Some ways of correctingpoorposturedo more damage than good.
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Injuries and pain caused bypoorposturespan a wide variety of people.
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Poorposturecan impede the ability of the lungs to expand.
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Poorpostureis a physical as well as an emotional problem.
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After a time,poorposturefeels normal and continues to regress further from correct posture.
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Whenpoorposturefeels normal it becomes harder to correct because the muscle memory now stores the information needed for poor posture, and disposed of the memory for correct posture.
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Through applied knowledge of trigger points, neuromuscular therapy addresses postural distortion (poorposture), biomechanical dysfunction, nerve compression syndrome, and ischemia.
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He was precocious and ambitious, but childhood rheumatic fever and endocarditis left him withpoorpostureand lifelong frail health.
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Any one of these activities encourages the forward leaning motion that causespoorpostureand back problems.
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It is also believed that insufficient core stability can result in lower back pain,poorpostureand lethargy.
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According to this concept, the physical imbalance, stress, trauma, bad habits andpoorpostureshould not be corrected externally but internally.
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Obesity, smoking, weight gain during pregnancy, stress, poor physical condition,poorpostureand poor sleeping position may also contribute to low back pain.
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Temporary paraesthesiae can be caused by sleeping orpoorposturewhile awkwardly placing weight on one's arm, or by cycling for extended periods of time.
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Any distress in the spine, as well as other parts of the body can be increased due to prolonged periods ofpoorposture.
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