You have probably never thought about what happens to your body every time you stay slouched at the desk or go out for a ride hunched up over the handlebars for hours at a time.
The problem is that the load on your neck and shoulders DOUBLES for every 2-3cm your head moves forward!
The result is that you can feel pain in the neck (which may radiate into the arm and hand), in the shoulders or in the upper back and may include symptoms other than pain, such as weakness, numbness or tingling, dull persistent tension headaches
The Posturepole activates a relaxation response. It has been specially designed to:

activate the nervous system relaxation reaction

use gravity to gently open the chest and lengthen the tight upper body muscles

allow each upper arm to reposition itself properly into the shoulder joint

encourage deeper abdominal breathing

foster a straighter more up-right posture and greater body awareness

provide a feeling of ease and lifting of mood

There is a strong mind-body aspect to the Posturepole's use; a lengthened spine and open chest encourages a sense of ease and optimism while a slouched posture is a associated with feelings of a need for protection i.e. fear and anxiety. After using the Posturepole, many people describe feeling a quieter more peaceful state of mind. Many people have found that the pole offers an ideal position for meditation.