06/09/2026
Poor posture compresses the heart. Literally.
The more severe the spinal curves, the more restricted the environment your heart has to work. A curved thoracic spine raises pulmonary pressure, loading the right heart (cor pulmonale). Poor posture compresses the heart. Literally.
Severe spinal curves physically squeeze the heart’s chambers smaller. A curved thoracic spine raises pulmonary pressure, loading the right heart (cor pulmonale). A 13.5-year study of 610 women found greater kyphosis directly correlated with increased mortality. Cardiopulmonary was the primary pathway.
The pericardium, the sac your heart lives in, can only work with the space your ribcage gives it. Kyphosis takes that space.
ELDOA addresses this at the structural level: 1-minute postures that decompress the spine, restore thoracic height, and allow the lungs and heart to function with less restriction.