Muscle Length and Tension

Emily Barker • January 11, 2023

A stringed instrument offers a clear way to understand how your body works. When all the strings are tuned to the right length and tension, a chord sounds smooth and balanced. If even one string is off, the same chord sounds wrong, no matter how well you play it.


Your muscles, tendons, and ligaments work the same way. They are designed to operate at specific lengths and tensions. When everything is in balance, your body functions efficiently. But when misalignments occur, like rounded shoulders that pull some muscles long while keeping others short, the system no longer works as it should.

This imbalance affects more than posture. It impacts how you move, how you breathe, and how much strain your body absorbs throughout the day.



Just like you would tune an instrument before playing, you need to “tune” your body before activity. Posture therapy provides that reset. By restoring balance in muscle length and tension, it helps your body function the way it was designed to. Whether you are exercising, working, or doing daily activities, everything feels and works better when your body is in tune.


Serving Colorado from our centrally located office in Westminster and seeing clients from Fort Collins to Colorado Springs, Denver and Boulder, we can also help globally via WebCam such as Zoom or FaceTime.


Anu Lawrence owned Egoscue Method clinics for over a decade before moving to private practice in 2022 and is a certified master instructor in the Egoscue Method, having learned the craft from Pete Egoscue directly.

By Lawrence April 11, 2026
Pandiculation is the process of resetting muscle length and tension. Animals do it naturally after rest. A dog or cat will arch its spine, then round it. Here’s what happens: Arching activates the extensor muscles Rounding activates the flexor muscles. Activating one group and then the other helps each side release when not in use. This movement restores neutral balance in the spine. In posture therapy, working the opposing muscle group can help fix a muscle that is overactive or not firing when needed. This improves muscle coordination and reduces tension. Serving Colorado from our centrally located office in Westminster and seeing clients from Fort Collins to Colorado Springs, Denver and Boulder, we can also help globally via WebCam such as Zoom or FaceTime. Anu Lawrence owned Egoscue Method clinics for over a decade before moving to private practice in 2022 and is a certified master instructor in the Egoscue Method, having learned the craft from Pete Egoscue directly.
Person performing posture therapy exercise using a resistance band to demonstrate why consistency ma
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Person performing posture therapy exercise using a resistance band to demonstrate why consistency matters in posture correction and long-term alignment improvement.