Posture

[Morrisonker]

My right shoulder is slightly lower than the left and I'm a little worried about the rest of my posture.The shoulder thing is genetic, everyone in my dad's side of the family has it and a lot of them suffer from bad backs (my dad, uncle and aunt average about 6ft2 between them, I'm around 5ft7). I've recently noticed that the right leg of my trousers hangs lower and gets scuffed along the floor more than the left. I'm worried it means I've got a curved spine or something. I was wondering if anyone else has the same kind of thing and can offer some ease of mind or has any other suggestions what it could be.

[Goodsoulette]

I will put money on the fact you have one leg shorter than the othe, walking shouldnt cause you problems but standing with the longer leg bent at the knee will help you. A chiropodist should be able to help you buy giving you some special insoles to put in your shoes that will raise you up right. i bet you have knocked knees too???

[gessoo]

If you ask your doctor, they can refer you to a podiatrist on the NHS who will assess your posture, your walk,etc. I believe they are more specialised than chiropodists. I have just seen a podiatrist because I suffer from a bad back and, like you, one shoulder is higher than the other. This means I do not walk correctly. She even examined my boots to see what areas were wearing down. I am awaiting some insoles to hopefully correct my posture.

Your doctor should be your first port of call.

[Morrisonker]

Thanks. I'm not knock-kneed actually, although a friend is and she was helpfully called 'deformed' by her doctor :-/ Charming!

I haven't got a sore back or anything and it's only something which has occured to me in the last week or so. I'll get it checked out, just for piece of mind.