While growing up, you might have been told quite many times to sit up straight. Parents, teachers, and closed ones want their children to sit up straight. Apart from the aesthetic benefits of looking taller, there is so much more to get by maintaining the proper posture of your body. When you sit up or stand straight, your muscles and organs get a breathing space to function in the right way. If you have played Jenga anytime in your life, you may know very well how necessary it is to ensure the correct stacking of all of the Jenga floors. Stacking a few pieces off-center can cause the entire building to collapse. While the wrong posture doesn’t result in your body to collapse like a Jenga building, it should give you the central idea of how necessary it is for our bodies to remain in the right posture. Because a properly aligned body keeps your diaphragm separated from abdominal organs, it makes breathing easier. Your diaphragm expands properly to allow all of the inhaled oxygen to reach your lungs. Its benefits extend far beyond the ease of breathing. With lungs functioning in the right way, the oxygenated blood reaches every cell of the body, enhancing your energy level and strengthening your immune system. What does it mean for people with an ostomy?
While maintaining correct body posture is generally beneficial for everyone, it is crucial for people with ostomies. Research suggests that people who have ostomies are inclined to having a poor body posture. That’s because of an extended resting period that almost diminishes the muscular strength, especially at the body core. With muscles in the back and abdomen failing to provide proper support, it becomes difficult for the patient to maintain an ideal body posture. This problem is also associated with the thoughts of carrying an ostomy bag for the rest of the life, resulting in a poor psychological state. It’s a general observation that a distressed person struggles badly with maintaining a good body posture. The impact of poor body posture is undesirable for people with ostomies in the same way as for people without ostomies in terms of health. The additional problem they face is related to ostomy management. Bending forward of the upper body results in the peristomal skin to move forward along the stoma, leading the stoma to retract along with the sutured part of the skin. This entire process can cause the skin barrier to losing hold of the peristomal skin, leading to the pouching system to come off, especially if you are using a convex pouching system. That said, it becomes necessary for everyone, especially people with ostomies, to work on the measures to correct their body postures. Several simple exercises can be plenty helpful in this regard. It is, however, significantly important to a doctor before committing to any fitness regimen.
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