Paula Moore - The Posture Doctor: The art and science of healthy posture

Paula Moore is a self-confessed posture addict. She is the creator of a popular video blog on posture which has received over one million youtube views. She is the author of Posture Give It To Me Straight and a co-author of Abundant Health.

A graduate of The Anglo-European College of Chiropractic, she holds a Masters and a fellowship in the field of posture science. She has appeared in The Mail on Sunday, GMTVs Breakfast Television and on the highly regarded BBC Womans Hour.

Paula lives by the sea in the beautiful South East where she is often seen whizzing by on her Kickbike, playing softball or eating a big piece of cake in one of Brightons quirky cafs.

www.posturevideos.com

I would like to express my very great appreciation to Daniel Priestley for helping me to become a Key Person of Influence and my book coach and publisher Mindy Gibbins-Klein who provided the formula for getting the job done. I am particularly grateful to the author John Williams for writing Screw Work Lets Play.

I would also like to extend my thanks to Michael (my wonderful illustrator) who put up with my perfectionist leanings and to my book reviewers who offered their time David Irvine, Debbie Kraft, Dem Saltmarsh, James Lovegrove, Julie Gilbert-King, Juliette Clark, Nicola Argent and Tracy Wallis and to all my wonderful clients who invited me to share their stories and pictures Ann, Donald, Edie, Elizabeth, Elly, Lizzy, Loz, Rose and Ruth.

Finally I wish to thank my parents, Mum and Dick my international linguists whose love has been a constant and Nic who has been my rock, never once complaining (well maybe once) of the endless texts and emails.

1. Andersen, J. W., and Liu, C., and Kryscio, R. J. (2008). Blood pressure response to transcendental meditation: a meta-analysis. Am J Hypertens. 21(3), 310-6.

2. April 12, 2007. Why Should We Have Eight Hours Sleep? BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk .

3. Bagnall, K.M., and Harris, P. F., and Jones, P. R. M. (1977). A radiographic study of the human fetal spine. J Anat, 124, 791-802.

4. Ben-Shahar, T. (2008). Happier. New York, New York: McGraw-Hill Professional.

5. Breus, M. (2007). Beauty Sleep: Look Younger, Lose Weight, and Feel Great Through Better Sleep. Reprint edition. New York, New York: Plume Books.

6. Brinol, P., and Petty, R., and Wagner, B. (2009). Body posture effects on self-evaluation: A self-validation approach. European Journal of Social Psychology. 39(6), 10531064.

7. Buchheld, N., and Grossman, P. and Walach, H. (2001). Measuring mindfulness in insight meditation (vipassana) and meditation-based psychotherapy: The development of the Freiburg Mindfulness Inventory (FMI). Journal for Meditation and Meditation Research.1, 11-34.

8. Cailliet, R. (1989). Growing Young. London: Grafton Books.

9. Cohen, J. S. (2001). Overdose The Case Against the Drug Companies. 1st ed. New York, New York: Penguin Putnam.

10. Crum, A.J., and Landger, E. J. (2007). Mind-set matters: exercise and the placebo effect. Psychol Sci. 2007 18(2), 165-71.

11. Farrant, S. (2007). Vital Truth: Accessing the possibilities of unlimited health. Springville, Utah:Vervante.

12. Ferriss, T. (2007). The 4-Hour Work Week. London: Vermilion.

13. Gagnon, J. et al. (1996). The Heritage Family Study: quality assurance and quality control. Ann Epidemiol. 6(6), 520-529.

14. Glassman, S. D., and Bridwell, K., and Dimar, J. R., and Horton, W., and Berven, S., and Schwab, F. (2005). The Impact of Positive Sagittal balance (Forward Head Posture) in Adult Spinal Deformity. Spine. 30(18), 2024-9.

15. Hamilton, M. T., and Hamilton, D. G., and Zderic, T. W. (2007). Role of Low Energy Expenditure and Sitting in Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease. Diabetes. 56, 2655-2667.

16. Holford, P. (2007). The Holford 9-Day Liver Detox. London: Piatkus.

17. Horizon-The Truth About Exercise. April 13, 2012. BBC 2: Episode 8 of 15. Television.

18. Hublin, C., Markku, P., Markku, K., Jaakko, K. (2007). Sleep and mortality: a population-based 22-year follow-up study. Sleep, 30(10),1245-1253.

19. Kado, D. M., Huang, M., and Barrett-Connor, E., and Greendale, G. A. (2004). Hyperkyphotic Posture Predicts Mortality in Older Community-dwelling Men and Women: A Prospective Study. J Am Geriatr Soc. 52 (10), 16621667.

20. Jan, 2012. Osteoporosis: Peak Bone Mass in Women. NIH Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases - National Resource Center. http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Bone/osteoporosis/bone_mass.asp .

21. Lennon, J., and Sheeley, N., and Roger, K. C., and Matta, W., and Cox, R., and Simpson, W. F. (1994). Postural and Respiratory Modulation of Autonomic Function, Pain and Health. Am J Pain Manag. 4, 36-39.

22. Lipton, B. (2011). The Biology of Belief: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter & Miracles. London: Hay House UK.

23. National Institute of Arthritis and Musculo-skeletal and Skin Diseases. (2011). Questions and Answers about Growth Plate Injuries. http://www.niams.nih.gov .

24. Oct 5, 2009. Body Posture Affects Confidence In Your Own Thoughts, Study Finds. Science Daily. www.sciencedaily.com .

25. Oliver, J., and Middleditch, A. (1991). Functional Anatomy of the Spine. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann.

26. OMeara, C. et al. (2010). Abundant Health. Australia: Penguin Group.

27. Patel, A. V. (2010). Leisure Time Spent Sitting in Relation to Total Mortality in a Prospective Cohort of US Adults. American Journal of Epidemiology. *Correspondence to Dr. Alpa V. Patel, Epidemiology Research Program, American Cancer Society, 250 Williams Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30303.

28. Priestley, Daniel. (2010). Become a Key Person of Influence: The 5 Step Sequence to becoming one of the most highly valued and highly paid people in your industry. Hertfordshire: Ecademy Press.

29. Revill, J. April 9, 2006. Sleep Our New Obsession. The Observer. www.guardian.co.uk .

30. Riso, D. R. (1995). Discovering Your Personality Type. Revised edition. Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin.

31. Souza, T. A. (2001). Differential Diagnosis And Management For The Chiropractor. 2nd ed. New York, New York: Aspen Publishers Inc.

32. Virgin School. Channel 4. May 15, 2007. Television.

33. Vlahos, J. Apr 14, 2011. Is Sitting A Lethal Activity? The New York Times Magazine. www.nytimes.com .

34. Wannamethee, S. G., and Shaper, G., and Lennon, L., and Whincup, P. H. (2006). Height Loss in Older Men: Associations With Total Mortality and Incidence of Cardiovascular Disease. Arch Intern Med. 166, 2546-2552.

35. Wikipedia. May, 2012. History of Depression. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_depression .

36. Wong, J. (2010). Grow Your Own Drugs. London: Collins.

37. World Health Organization. (1946). Preamble to the Constitution of the World Health Organization as adopted by the International Health Conference. Official Records of the World Health Organization, no. 2, p. 100.

38. Yochum, T.R., and Rowe, L.J. (1996). Essentials of Skeletal Radiology. 2nd ed. Vol 1. London: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.