Can NCR prevent or reverse age-related stooping?
Yes. Even though the stooping posture is considered to be a consequence of osteoporosis, age-related stooping is actually a simple change in posture. As the posture worsens, there is also bone loss. This is because bone grows most strongly in areas where the gravitational force is greatest and does not grow where there is no gravitational force. When posture is poor, there is less gravitational force in the bone because the musculature is helping to support the body. The means that there is less stimulation of bone growth when posture is poor. With NCR, posture improves and the bones grow stronger again. Posture changes because most postural problems are created from the spines difficulty in supporting the skull. As the head is positioned more forward on top of the neck, the head tips slightly forward and the body is pulled forward by the weight of the head, leading to a stooped posture. The role of NCR in this situation, then, is to change the position of the head relative to the neck
