Family Integrity · Anatomy & Physiology — Platon’s LecturesComing soon in Family Integrity
Spine: Lordosis, Posture, and Phone Use
A short lesson on spinal structure, natural curves, posture, and safer phone habits.
This lesson explains what the spine includes, how the vertebrae are arranged, what lordosis and kyphosis are, why posture matters, and which simple habits may help reduce neck strain during phone use. This lesson is educational and does not replace medical advice or diagnosis.
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A Short Practice Excerpt
This lesson includes a very short excerpt from a more complete spinal practice sequence based on the work of Dhirendra Brahmachari. The full guided sequence will be available soon in the Family Integrity Practice Portal.
Explore the practice portalResearch and references
This lesson includes ideas that connect posture, spinal loading, and cervical alignment. The links below are provided for further reading.
- Decreased Vertebral Artery Hemodynamics in Patients with Loss of Cervical Lordosis
- Severity of slouched posture during smartphone use is associated with the musculoskeletal discomfort, daily usage, and school year among adolescents
- Modulation of vertebral and tibial growth by compression loading: diurnal versus full-time loading
- Vertebral Body Tethering: Indications, Surgical Technique, and a Systematic Review of Published Results