What causes poor posture

Dear Dr Jarrett, The more of your pages that I would read, the more it all just sounded “to good to be true”. A year and a half ago I called, more to see if it was all a scam. I spoke with a treatment specialist who used Theta-Orthotics. The information she provided instilled confidence and she’s been there with answers throughout my entire treatment. I can feel myself standing straighter with each increase in correction, and I definitely walk more with no pain. No medication, injections, surgery, and NO pain. I don’t intend to ever walk without them again. Now I sound “too good to be true”. In gratitude, Candice Jones 07/02/08 littlestepside@netscape.com


	Posture changes as we age.


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	Is deteriorating posture an inevitable part of aging?


	Even with regular practice of yoga and exercise along with frequent use of braces and medication, postural breakdown continues. Any treatment that could successfully alter the natural progression of posture, visualized above, must address the powerful and destructive effect that gravity has on human posture.

Most scientists will tell you it is gravity, and I definitely agree. Physics teaches us that Force equals Mass times Acceleration, F = MA. The acceleration of gravity multiplied by our body weight equals the force that pulls posture towards the ground. Gravity obviously remains constant, but as we age and get more body mass, the actual force that is applied to our skeletal structure increases. By the time most of us reach the age of 14, the force that must be supported by our lower extremities ( hip, knee, ankle, foot) is too great, and posture begins to breakdown. Gravity pronates the foot, internally rotates our lower extremities, tilts our pelvis forward, and increases spinal curvature. These destructive forces on posture that increase as we get older are explained by this basic law of physics. Up to now science has not defined all of the math involved, but it is clear that these destructive forces occur every time we stand on our feet

Logic would tell you that posture progressively deteriorates in everyone as we age. In fact, anyone who might dare suggest otherwise would rightfully be viewed with a lot of skepticism. Even though the importance of good posture has been recognized and depicted in the writings and drawings of many ancient civilizations, no one has developed anything that can reverse the postural changes associated with aging

I am Dr. Brent Jarrett. I completed my pre-med in Utah, then graduated from the Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine. After a residency in Chicago in Podiatric Surgery, I returned to Utah to a practice of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery. I first became involved in research during my 3rd year of medical school, and published and received the gold medal Stickle award for outstanding Podiatric research, given by the American Podiatric Medical Association.

I have been well trained to understand and treat conditions of the foot and leg. I have a strong background in basic anatomy and human biomechanics, but before theta, little knowledge or specific training in postural related conditions or treatment. Before I understood theta, I did not realize how complicated and important posture really is.

I discovered theta, and it’s relationship to foot and body function in 1985. Shortly after I discovered these principles responsible for optimal foot and leg function, I realized what Theta did more than anything else was change posture. After treating more than eight thousand patients over 20 years with Theta, I now know that the postural changes observed above do NOT have to be an inevitable part of aging.


	With the thousands of pages on the internet that discuss posture, you were brought here. If you walk away now in disbelief, so skeptical of Theta that you don’t take advantage of the knowledge you were brought here to learn, you will still be looking for help. At the very least you owe it to yourself to call, free of any charge, and speak with one of our Treatment specialists. (800-558-4382)


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