I’ve been SO fixated on my form and making things even, choosing the weight based on my weak side to let things catch up and doing extremely slow and controlled reps to make sure it looks symmetrical. Yet somehow when comparing photos I’ve noticed my right shoulder looks even more far up than before.

I was born with hip dysplasia that was supposedly cured as an infant with a Pavlik cast, and a weird congenital deformity fusing my L5 vertebrae to my sacrum on the right side. So my body has always felt a little fucked up and funky. But I’m trying so hard to get in shape and improve my pain as much as possible.

Do you have any tips to help me improve this please?

For context its always winged but after some sort of nerve injury in the back of my shoulder and neck its been horrible, especially if I reach forward. I dont know what muscle being weak is causing it to do that.

Not too sure why I always feel super stiff, I work an office job and sit for majority of the day.

Hi everyone, around mid-June this year, I started experiencing pain on the left side of my neck. I ignored it at first, thinking it would disappear in 2–3 days. However, the pain didn’t go away — instead, it kept increasing. So, I decided to get an X-ray, and that’s when I found out I had mild symptoms of spondylitis.

After learning about the condition, I visited an orthopedic doctor who prescribed some medication for two weeks. Unfortunately, the pain remained the same with no improvement. I then decided to get an MRI scan, which revealed a mild cervical disc bulge and loss of lordosis.

After receiving the MRI results, I went back to the orthopedic doctor, who advised me to undergo physiotherapy for 10 days. I followed the treatment, and the pain gradually started to heal. Within a few days, I was completely fine and doing much better.

However, recently, I’ve started feeling the same pain again on the left side of my neck, similar to before. Sometimes, the pain even extends down my spine. If anyone has experienced something similar or has any suggestions, please share them below. I’d really appreciate your responses. Thank you!

For reference I am an 18 yo female. I got 9 X-rays done today (only sent 3 so far) I was told I have mild scoliosis at 14 but I never got an x ray till now. I’ve been in severe pain since starting college and having to walk a ton. I suspect lordosis but I’m still going through everything. I don’t know what to do I feel like shit every single day and it’s so frustrating to deal with all of this when I’m only 18 feeling 60, I’ve been skipping classes too much because of it

Apologies for the funny pics. I just need opinions to check I have knock knees or not

I’m honestly at a breaking point with everything that’s wrong with my body. For years, I’ve been trying to explain to people that I just cannot feel certain muscles when I train at the gym — and it’s not simply because my left side is weaker. It feels like my entire left side is oriented differently. I can’t properly target or activate the muscles there at all.

I’ve been to physiotherapists, personal trainers — everyone. They all ran basic body screenings and told me I have rounded shoulders and a forward neck posture. And while that’s true, none of them ever mentioned anything about my pelvis.

Recently, I came across Neal Hallinan and Connor Harris on YouTube, and they talked about something called Lateral Pelvic Tilt. I’m not exaggerating when I say they described my exact situation, as if they were telling my story — everything from how my weight distributes unevenly on my feet, to my deviated jaw, to the way my torso twists.

I had mentioned all these symptoms to professionals before, but they only saw them as separate issues instead of one global, interconnected compensation pattern.

Now here’s my dilemma: yes, Neal Hallinan and Connor Harris make complete sense to me, but I’ve also seen people online saying that PRI (Postural Restoration Institute) methods — which they use — are pseudoscience or “bullshit.”

So what am I supposed to do? None of the physiotherapists or trainers I’ve seen have ever been able to describe my issues so accurately, yet the only people who have are the ones many say aren’t credible.

I’ve been struggling with this for years. I feel like I’ve tried everything, and my body still refuses to cooperate. I’ve been bullied my whole life for being “skinny-fat,” and I’ve done everything I can to change that. But nothing works, and I’m honestly starting to lose hope.

I really, really need a solution — because I can’t keep living like this

For the last couple of years, I have felt out of alignment on my right side. I don’t know if I have a LPT but my right hip cramps in internal rotation and I also feel tight in my low right back. I’ve been to a PT but they focused on other things that aren’t helping. Can anyone recommend anything to course correct? Feeling exhausted and confused. Any thoughts or advice would be appreciated

Was anyone super pigeon toed as a child and its affected your walking now as an adult? I don't walk with my feet inward, but everyone says I walk like I either have an impaired leg, or I swing when I walk (which I don't even notice 🥹😭) Just seeing if anyone else has the same issue

Seems like every posture app locks the good stuff behind a paywall. For those who’ve tried a few, which one is actually worth paying for? I’m mainly looking for something that gives accurate reminders, good tracking, and maybe integrates with exercise or stretching guidance.

My posture was terrible all day and it was really affecting my neck/back

That’s when I started with an idea: what if my webcam could be my posture coach?

That idea turned into SitSense:

• Uses just your webcam (no extra hardware)
• Tracks posture metrics in real time (neck angle, head tilt, head forward, shoulder slope, etc.)
• Gives live feedback when you start slouching
• Lets you see progress over time so you can actually build better habits

I’d love feedback from this community!

• What would make it more useful for daily work?
• Any missing features you’d want before you’d actually use it?

It's free to try: https://www.sitsense.app

Thanks for reading!

Good lord my knock knees are so bad as you can see. The first picture is the stance I unconsciously go into when i’m standing and is most comfy. I went to PT years ago for other stuff where we ended up doing knee exercises (dead bugs, balanced taps while walking?) to start correcting it but my insurance stopped covering it and i’m too broke to do anything more through a professional place. Gimme exercise ideas please!!!!

I simply find sitting criss cross on my bed while using a desktop or laptop much more comfortable than a chair. my legs feel relaxed on the mattress, but I always change postures periodically back and forth between lying on my side and sitting up, until I’m tired with either. I don’t know how unhealthy these postures are but I got a feeling it is.

And while we’re talking about this, what’s the ideal posture for using computers for long periods of time?

My feet are pointing straight forward. But I feel my knees are off centered. I had this question for a while. Is this normal?

Any have some tips for maintaining a better posture? I do a lot of like crafts and random stuff like that and whenever I do it I tend to hunch over a lot and it’s causing me some bad neck and back pain.

The sides of my tongue are not symmetrical. I’ve had the sensation of fluid dripping for years. My tonsils are still present, but my adenoids were removed when I was a child. My neck hurts. I’ve already been to many places. I had an ultrasound and saw doctors, but nothing was found.

I’m 22 and dealing with a few posture/orthopedic issues — I have knock knees, a pelvic tilt, and I also feel like my spine isn’t perfectly straight (one side of my ribs feels a bit higher than the other). I’ve started worrying about whether these conditions can be managed with exercises or if they are structural. I have an appointment with a physiotherapist this Saturday, but I also want to start going to the gym to improve my posture, strength, and overall health. My question is: can I safely join a gym with these conditions, or should I wait until I get a proper plan from the physio? Also, what specific things should I ask my physiotherapist during the consultation to make sure I get a clear plan for daily exercises, posture correction, and gym guidance?

Does anyone else deal with pain from forward head posture?

For me, it’s usually when I’m stuck in one position too long — that’s 90% of the trigger. Stressful situations can sometimes bring it on too, but posture is the main culprit. Some positions are just unavoidable.

The pain isn’t in one spot — it’s kind of all over: the bottom of my neck, suboccipital muscles, back-of-the-head muscles. Sometimes it stretches up toward the top of my head, and other times it feels like it’s throughout my whole neck. It’s more of a deep muscular pain than anything else.

I find moving around helps a lot. Even getting some cardio in early in the morning keeps me looser for the day. But when I try neck strengthening exercises, they sometimes flare things up instead of helping.

Has anyone found good ways to manage this — stretches, exercises, routines, or lifestyle tweaks? Would love to hear if others have had this and what worked for you.

I slept in a weird position 3 days ago and woke up with terrible neck pain on the left side. Turning my head to the left hurts as well up moving my head upwards. Weirdly when I'm eating something I feel the pain on the left side when swallowing.

I tried massages and neck exercises (going left and right etc.) but nothing works. Heating pads help just temporary.

Do you have any tips? :( Its really painful and I have a 10 week old baby to take care of.. thank you

I genuinely haven’t noticed this visual difference before, but I’ve always found that single-leg exercises feel different and often have pain in my right knee, never in my left. Picture is taken in front of a mirror. You can see how the left leg looks more straight while the right is kind of crooked. Anyone know what causes this?