Can I go to the hospital for posture correction?

Of course, even for many physical problems accompanied by uncomfortable symptoms, the hospital is the preferred solution.

Nearly eight out of ten of my friends who work in new media have rounded neck and rounded shoulders. A while ago, a girl followed the trend and practiced Internet celebrity shoulder slimming exercises for half a year. Her rounded shoulders did not get better but her hands started to go numb from time to time. I went to the rehabilitation department of a tertiary hospital for a check and found that she already had upper cross syndrome. The symptom was accompanied by mild thoracic outlet pressure. Many of the shoulder-squeezing movements she had practiced before pulled the tense chest muscles even tighter, compressing the nerves. The doctor gave her three weeks of joint mobilization and relaxation, and adjusted her training movements. The numbness in her hands disappeared soon after.

There must be some people who feel that there is no need to go to the hospital and wait in line for a long time to register. If the posture is only slightly unsightly and there is no pain or discomfort, it can be adjusted by finding a reliable fitness studio or sports rehabilitation institution. This is indeed true. I have a colleague who just sits for a long time and his neck is sticking out a lot, and his collar is always crooked when he wears suspenders. He found a certified rehabilitation coach and took classes twice a week to adjust his breathing and force generation patterns. He improved a lot in two months. But I'm afraid that many people can't tell whether their condition is serious or not, so they dare to find an institution to straighten their bones and crack their necks. I once read about a netizen who went to a massage parlor at the entrance of the community to have his spine bent to adjust the height of his shoulders.

In fact, many public tertiary-level rehabilitation departments now have special posture adjustment clinics. You don’t have to think that going to the hospital to adjust your posture is a fuss. If you already have pain, numbness, limited movement, or your posture is particularly skewed, such as a shoulder height difference of almost two centimeters, or a significant bulge in your spine, you will definitely not go wrong by first going to the hospital to take a X-ray to check for organic problems. ； If it's just a bit unsightly in appearance and doesn't cause any discomfort, you can choose a hospital or a regular institution. It just depends on your time and budget. Do it as safely as possible.