The term posture in the context of this website means 'muscular and skeletal balance, and the energy required to maintain that balance in an activity, whether the activity is sedentary or active.

Bearing in mind that some activities will stress the body no matter how careful the person is, "balanced posture" can be seen as allowing the body to maintain any task with the least amount of "stress."

The body's hardest chore is to maintain upright against the constant force of gravity.  This is far easier to achieve in an active task than in a sedentary activity because with the latter the body, being inactive, attempts to relax.  Being relaxed is the antithesis of being upright, which requires active energy.

The term relax always suggests less, for example: less effort, less energy, less stress etc.  To relax when sitting at a computer or a school desk isn't appropriate because a great deal of energy and balanced posture is required to maintain this for any length of time without causing damage.

The spine has natural curvatures which allow the upright position to be balanced, and therefore maintained, with relative ease.  Years of misuse or unbalanced posture make it difficult to maintain these natural curvatures.  Not maintaining them creates strain that can cause damage to the intervertebral disks, spinal nerve routes and the ligaments that hold the vertebrae in place.  This in turn can cause pain or discomfort.

In this clinic focus is given to re-education aimed at regaining balanced posture.