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Around two hundred articles, definitions and reviews on posture, chronic pain and movement, written by the Activ8 Posture therapy team. Start with whichever area matches what you are dealing with.
Nothing here is a substitute for an assessment, but it will tell you how we think about the body and whether that matches what you are looking for.
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Pain & Conditions
Back pain, sciatica, neck pain, frozen shoulder, plantar fasciitis, fibromyalgia and the rest — what causes them structurally, and what actually changes them.
88 articles
Posture & Alignment
Forward head posture, kyphosis, rounded shoulders, pelvic tilt, scoliosis and the patterns underneath them. The largest section of the library.
125 articles
Movement & Performance
Balance, mobility and athletic performance — for bodies that work, not just bodies that hurt.
12 articles
Posture Dictionary
Plain definitions of thirty-two postural terms, from anterior pelvic tilt to tech neck. Useful when a clinician has used a word nobody explained.
Complete guides
Start With a Complete Guide
Each guide brings one area of the body together: the patterns, what is normal, what the research says helps, and when to see a doctor first.
Neck and upper back
Neck hump, forward head and upper back posture: tech neck, hunchback, military neck and the aches that come with them.
Pelvis and hips
Pelvic tilt, uneven hips and lower-back posture: what is normal, and what helps hips and backs.
Legs and knees
Leg and knee alignment: bow legs, knock knees, duck feet, flat feet and knee pain.
Women over 50
Posture, bones and balance for women over 50: menopause joints, bone density and fall prevention.
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Reference and reviews
Book Reviews
Honest reviews of the well-known books on posture and back pain, read by therapists who work with these problems daily.
14 reviews
Video Library
Articles with video walkthroughs, for when watching a movement explains it better than reading about it.
14 videos
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The full archive lists every article, newest first. Or work on one named pattern at your own pace with a self-guided course.
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