Vice President Joe Biden has the back-breaking task of Debt Reduction.
With congressional leaders, all working on their compromise position regarding debt reduction, and the idea of raising the debt ceiling, Vice President Biden has the back-breaking task of helping to create the compromise that makes this happen by the August 2011 deadline. Looking at the Vice president, who incidentally, has pretty good posture, I do notice a few things that can create other pains in the back.
Notice in all his photos, his right shoulder turns forward and down. Typically, this means that his right foot turns out and judging from the middle picture, this would confirm this (looking at his knee on the right, you can extrapolate that he has right foot flare. Typically, people who have this are likely to get periodic lower back problems because of the asymmetry and the way it affects the myofascia surrounding the pelvis and lower back regions. When this occurs, his neck and upper back is likely stiff as well.
Conclusions: Overall, the Vice president has a moderate asymmetry which means the likelihood of lower back issues is small (more asymmetry, more problems) and he has likely noticed a loss of flexibility with age. I would also bet he occasionally feels tightness on his left shoulder-blade extending into his neck, a common cause of the typical headache, however, I do not see any head tilt in the photos, or of others I have seen on the internet. He probably rarely if ever gets headaches.
Eventually, I would love to speak with Vice President Biden, if he is so inclined and find out if my analysis is correct.
Good Luck Vice President Biden on your quest to achieve agreement on the debt problem between the political parties by the deadline in August. I hope your back holds up (:
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