It provides insight as to why models for ‘idealised posture’ (plumb line aligned,
or kept straight using ‘straight back’ thinking, 90 degree thinking, middle-of-feet
balance, etc) disrupt postural elevation. This is a highly controversial issue that
Power Ergonomics addresses not least because it is easy to demonstrate that many
people suffer from lower back pain and other musculoskeletal disorders BECAUSE they
practice idealised postures. As such Power Ergonomics is the first approach to emphasise
the need to consciously eliminate confounding thinking, i.e. applying models and
ideas that disrupt elevation.