Question

What are the causes of Round Shoulders? Explain its remedial measures. 

Answer 1

Causes of Round Shoulders:

1. Round shoulders may be due to heredity.
2. Sitting, standing and walking in bent position may also result in round shoulders.
3. By wearing very tight clothes.
4. Sitting on improper furniture.
5. Lack of proper exercise specially of shoulders may also lead to round shoulders.
6. To become habitual to press the chest, specially at the time of bench press.

Remedies:

The following exercises should be performed for the remedy of round shoulders deformity:

1. Stand in erect position.
2. Do not allow to drop the shoulder.
3. Do exercise with rotating the shoulders in backward direction and downward motion.
4. Do more exercise with shoulder and strengthen shoulder muscles girdle.
5. Be conscious while you sit.
6. Exercise for lengthening the chest muscles.