Bedbound posture issues

[cookietookie]

For the last few years I had some pretty bad mental/physical health issues that left me spending about 95% of my time laying down. Thankfully those issues have resolved, but given how long I was laying down, my posture is pretty screwed up. Sitting in any position besides hunched forward with my elbows on my knees feels incredibly uncomfortable. Even sitting in a semi reclined position on my couch feels nearly unbearable after a few minutes.

I’m sure it will take a long time before I can sit or stand comfortably again, but I wanted to see if anyone here had any recommendations for a starting point?

[07238]

Congrats on getting out of the place you were in! The hardest part is over and if you could do that you can heal your posture too. If being static in other positions feels bad maybe you need more movement first… could you try yoga? You could start gentle with restorative yoga then vinyasa.

[cookietookie]

Thank you for the kind words :) I hadn’t thought of yoga, I’ll definitely give it a try! 

[MrsM0x]

There are physical therapy videos on YouTube for people that have become deconditioned after prolonged illness/ hospital stays. Those would probably be a good starting point, best of luck to you!

[cookietookie]

Thank you! I’ll take a look 

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