19/08/2025
Did you know poor posture can contribute to digestive issues, headaches, and fatigue?
💡 It’s true — the way you sit, stand, and move throughout the day can directly impact how well your digestive system functions.
When you're slouched over a desk, hunched looking at your phone, or carrying your weight unevenly, it can compress your abdominal organs, restrict diaphragmatic breathing, and slow down your gut motility (how food moves through your system).
Over time, poor posture can contribute to:
Bloating
Acid reflux
Constipation
IBS-type symptoms
Sluggish digestion and fatigue after meals
🦴 How The Westoe Practice Can Help:
✅ Osteopathy – Our osteopaths can assess spinal alignment, rib movement, and tension in the diaphragm and gut-adjacent structures to restore balance and ease.
✅ Biomechanics – A full postural and gait assessment can identify how your feet, hips, or pelvis may be contributing to tension in the midsection.
✅ Massage therapy – Helps reduce fascial restriction and muscular tightness that can affect gut and diaphragm function.
✅ Emotional support – Since the gut is linked to stress and emotion, therapies like Reiki, emotional transformation coaching, or counselling may also support long-term relief.
✨ A few gentle tweaks in your posture — combined with the right therapy — can go a long way toward restoring ease in your digestive system.
📍 Want to explore how posture may be affecting your gut?
📞 Call 0191 425 0101 | 🌐 Book at www.westoepractice.com
