Correction of Postural Defect – Rounded Back
Julia Wójcik
2026-03-21
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Sunken back, also known as hyperlordosis, is a frequent postural flaw that is prevalent in a sedentary lifestyle and increasingly obese society. This condition heavily burdens the lower back, causes disproportion in the body, and weakens the abdominal muscles, leading to severe disorders. However, it can be counteracted by dedicating 10 minutes a day to simple exercises improving posture.
Lumbar hyperlordosis: Clinical characteristics, etiologic factors, and biomechanical compensation mechanisms
Lumbar hyperlordosis, colloquially referred to as "swayback," represents an exaggerated anterior curvature of the spine that predominantly affects individuals with prolonged sedentary behavior and insufficient physical activity levels. This postural deviation also manifests physiologically during pregnancy, where adaptive deepening of the lumbar lordosis occurs to compensate for the anterior shift in the body’s center of gravity caused by uterine expansion and abdominal enlargement. Comparable spinal curvature alterations may be observed in middle-aged males with android (visceral) obesity, wherein excessive intra-abdominal adipose tissue deposition imposes additional mechanical stress on the anterior trunk. The pathomechanism of hyperlordosis involves chronic overloading of the lower spinal segments, weakened erector spinae and rectus abdominis musculature, and hypertonicity of the paraspinal and gluteal muscle groups. Therapeutic interventions focus on restoring myofascial balance through targeted relaxation of hypertonic structures and strengthening of atrophied muscle units to optimize the distribution of biomechanical forces acting upon the spinal column.
The back's in a correction
However, the following exercises should be performed in a single set of two consecutive sets of three consecutive repetitions and a dozen repetitions. Each repetition should be done accurately to feel the work of the muscles. Exercises that stimulate the abdominal muscles of the abdomen and neck are performed every second: in this exercise, however, we must take care not to work with the ankle, but with the right leg position. However, remember that in this series of repetitions, we do not only pull the ankles, but we also pull the body's ankles to the right side of the body.
