What is the best method of correcting a case of round shoulders in a young woman twenty-one years of age?

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Round Shoulders

Q. What is the best method of correcting a case of round shoulders in a young woman twenty-one years of age?

A. A correct position in sitting and exer­cises for developing the arm and shoulder muscles are necessary. In sitting, standing and walking the chest should be held high, the ab­dominal muscles being well drawn in, the hips held back, while the chest is held forward. Swimming is, perhaps, the best of all exercises for the correction of this condition. Lying upon the back and raising the head is also a good exercise.

The daily use of corrective exercises, such as lying upon the face and raising the. head backward, bending backward, and rowing are es­sential in all cases.

The most important measure of all is a correct sitting posture. For this a proper chair is needed, one which will support the center of the back. In the absence of a properly constructed chair, a cushion may be placed at the small of the back. The chest must be held up and the chin in.

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