Welcome to The Occupational Therapy Practitioner's Guide to Posture!

I am so happy you are taking this course! We have a posture crisis in our society that is affecting our health, function and safety. I am confident you will learn so much as you move through this course that will apply to you, your family, your friends and your clients!

Here's what you'll learn in this course:

• How to differentiate between posture and body alignment.
• Understand how posture influences health, safety and function.
• Complete a self-assessment of your current posture and body alignment to help you be a great role model for your patients and sharpen your assessment skills.
• How to assess and adjust environmental influences on posture.
• How to help your patients develop a positive mindset about posture.
• How to incorporate movement into daily life that improves posture.
• Create a plan for improving any posture or body alignment issue.

I have been working diligently for the past decade on improving my posture and mobility. I consider this effort an investment in having a long functional health span!