How to Use postural in a Sentence

postural

adjective

• Drive up through both feet to come to full hip extension and squeeze your weights in by your ribs, engaging the glutes and postural muscles.
  — Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Cdn, Nasm-Cpt, Good Housekeeping, 22 July 2021
• Just holding a hand out from the body can trigger a postural tremor in those with what’s known as an essential tremor — the tremor most often seen in those over 65.
  — Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 18 Aug. 2022
• Second, the grip puts your wrists in a more stable position that initiates a cascade of postural changes.
  — Men's Health, 15 Aug. 2022
• Your ribs also attach to your spine, and your spine to your head, further connecting all of these postural elements to your breathing.
  — Dana Santas, CNN, 23 June 2021
• Attended to properly, your workstation can allow you the freedom to move and the postural support for a healthy spine — even after a long day at work.
  — Claire Tighe, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2020
• And for proof of the core and postural strength horseback riding provides, look no further than the supermodel and equestrian champ Bella Hadid.
  — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 20 June 2018
• The combination of a runner’s foot shape and running gait are entirely unique to that runner based on their anatomy, injury history and day-to-day postural traits and habits.
  — Amanda Loudin, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2019
• Humans didn’t leave their poor postural habits in ancient times, and scribes’ workplace injuries have modern equivalents.
  — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 June 2024
• Wear it during yoga, running, or weight training to see quicker and more effective results around weight loss as well as postural alignment.
  — Popular Science, 14 Sep. 2020
• Anselm uses yoga blocks to counteract the postural effects of sitting with positions like the supported fish pose, placing two blocks lengthwise under the head and shoulders, and for stretches to open the back of the neck.
  — Fiorella Valdesolo, WSJ, 6 May 2021
• Air swimming is a good way to strengthen postural muscles (backside of body), improving balance and preventing back pain.
  — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2022
• The other change eliminates the postural issue that come with standing or seated positions.
  — Jeff Tomko, Men's Health, 6 July 2022
• Others can develop something called POTS, which stands for postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, and can cause sharp spikes in the heart rate and dizziness.
  — Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2024
• The good news, experts say, is there are protocols and treatments for POTS, which stands for postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome.
  — Sumathi Reddy, WSJ, 30 Nov. 2020
• Pandemic stress overload has caused postural problems as well.
  — Fiorella Valdesolo, WSJ, 6 May 2021
• That was the first sign of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (also referred to as POTS)—a diagnosis that would soon change my life.
  — Jackie Lam, Women's Health, 7 May 2023
• Training our postural muscles is essential for running faster and more efficiently, and reducing the risk of injury and fatigue.
  — Ben Walker, Outside Online, 28 Aug. 2020
• To get your elbows back consistently may require some release and retraining to create the necessary range of motion and postural endurance.
  — Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online, 19 May 2020
• Before shooting began, Lucy did a weekly workout program: four days of strength work, (focusing on shoulders and postural muscles to prevent neck strain and spinal compression in her costume), one day of Pilates, and two rest days.
  — Women's Health, 15 May 2023
• For patients, Tai Chi has shown a reduction in falls and depression along with improving postural stability.
  — Sun-Sentinel.com, 25 June 2018
• Each base measures only 29.2 cm wide, making the robot likely the slimmest ever developed for mobile postural assistance.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 23 Feb. 2024
• Efficient golfers can separate their upper and lower body, which requires mobility through the hips and back, as well as core stability and good postural alignment.
  — Jen Murphy, WSJ, 9 Apr. 2021
• Both girls now have a host of problems, including postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, which causes a person's heart rate to shoot up upon standing and lead to dizziness or fainting.
  — Ryan Prior, CNN, 12 Oct. 2020
• Runners, by contrast, generally have great bones and no major postural issues.
  — Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2019
• Additionally, strengthening your core and postural muscles and stretching your neck, chest, hamstrings, and hip flexors can reduce injury as well.
  — L'oreal Thompson Payton, Fortune Well, 28 Feb. 2023
• Hinken, 36, has been living with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) for 12 years.
  — Washington Post, 27 July 2021
• And dysautonomia can present as postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, or POTS, which is thought to be underdiagnosed.
  — Isabella Cueto, STAT, 6 June 2024
• The program has helped post-covid patients dealing with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, an abnormal spike in heart rate that occurs after sitting up or standing.
  — Will Langhorne, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2022
• Pilates is a form of low-impact exercise that aims to strengthen muscles while improving postural alignment and flexibility.
  — Emily Abbate, SELF, 8 June 2021
• What is Pilates, anyway? Pilates is a form of low-impact exercise that aims to strengthen muscles while improving postural alignment and flexibility.
  — Emily Abbate, SELF, 2 Jan. 2019

Last Updated: 1 Nov 2024