primitives discuss dowager's hump

[franksolich]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1183575

Oh my.

Peregrine Took (4,128 posts)    Wed Mar 20, 2013, 07:00 PM

I am developing a dowager's hump due to poor posture and leaning over the computer.

I wonder if its still possible to correct my posture at age 69?

I got a simple posture support brace from Amazon which I wear part of the day and try to remember the correct posture the rest of the time. Sleeping is a problem as I always have curled up in a side fetal position all my life and I should be sleeping on my back.
 
I'm going to get a osteoporosis lab test to checkout if that is a possibility.

I run everyday (4-5 miles) but I have to keep reminding myself "head up!!!"

Always something.

CaliforniaPeggy (102,908 posts)    Wed Mar 20, 2013, 07:11 PM

1. I'm your age, and I'm sure it's possible to fix it now.

I would not worry about your posture while sleeping. You need to be comfortable, and besides, sleeping on your back can bring its own problems.
 
I think you're doing the right things.

If you have an orthopedic MD, you could consult with him/her to see if there's anything else that can be done. You might get advised to use a physical therapist for a while to get some conditioning.
 
Try to keep your shoulder blades pulled back; that will really help your posture.

marybourg (2,124 posts)    Wed Mar 20, 2013, 07:11 PM

2. It is possible to correct posture. My mid 80's

DH corrected his bent-over walk with physical therapy. But what you have may not be posture. The "dowager's hump, if that's what you really have, is generally caused by the collapse of the vertebrae due to osteoporosis. There' s also a higher up, smaller lump (I have it) which is caused by a lifetime of reading with head bent forward or of pulling one's shoulders together to disguise large breasts (that's not what caused mine, lol). I've always done lat pulls at the gym and I think it helps, but it's getting harder to find real free weight lat pullers.

Betsy Ross (2,954 posts)    Wed Mar 20, 2013, 08:14 PM

3. My answer to my hump is long hair. (Yeah, I'm in my 60's too but still have the long hair I have had most of my life.)

[Mr Mannn]

I'm just Obamacare will get right on that...not.

[GOBUCKS]

I hate to see the Calpig and "hump" in the same thread.

[ColonelCarrots]

Lets just lock her up in a bell tower.