DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My grandmother lives with me, and she is always nagging me to “stand up straight” and “put your shoulders back.” She says good posture will keep me healthy as I age. But I’m only 17.

(CNN) — If you’ve ever caught yourself slouching at your desk and immediately jerked your shoulders back and straightened your spine, you know the struggle. Within minutes, you’re slumped over again.

The invisible force draining your quality of life isn’t you—it’s your posture. We all know poor posture is bad for our health, but few realize just how deeply it impacts our daily lives. In an age ...

If you could only sit stoically with good posture for the entire work day, you'd have no neck, shoulder or low back pain, right? Not quite. The idea of achieving a perfect, static posture is outdated, ...

A few years ago, I went to see a physical therapist for back issues. He analyzed the problem and then said, “On the plus side, you’re in good physical shape, and you have pretty good posture.” “What ...