postural
adjective
pos·tur·al
ˈpäs-chə-rəl 
: of, relating to, or involving posture
also
: orthostatic
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Core stability and postural control also play crucial roles in helping your nervous system feel safe.
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Dana Santas, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025
As symptoms tend to persist when standing, the condition can have huge impacts on patients' lives, because many basic tasks require postural changes and standing.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Aug. 2025
Parkinson's disease commonly causes stiffness (postural rigidity) throughout the body.
—Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 28 July 2025
Several months later, she was finally diagnosed with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), a disorder involving the autonomic nervous system that causes rapid heartbeat, nausea, brain fog, fainting, and fatigue.
—Alexa Mikhail, Fortune, 20 July 2025
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Dana Santas, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025
As symptoms tend to persist when standing, the condition can have huge impacts on patients' lives, because many basic tasks require postural changes and standing.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Aug. 2025
Parkinson's disease commonly causes stiffness (postural rigidity) throughout the body.
—Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 28 July 2025
Several months later, she was finally diagnosed with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), a disorder involving the autonomic nervous system that causes rapid heartbeat, nausea, brain fog, fainting, and fatigue.
—Alexa Mikhail, Fortune, 20 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for postural
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“Postural.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postural. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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postural
adjective
pos·tur·al
ˈpäs-chə-rəl
: of, relating to, or involving posture
postural tension
postural exercises
postural muscles
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