Tag: posture
"Upper crossed syndrome" describes poor posture that results from excessive tightness in your shoulders and chest with weakness in your neck and mid-back.
The following tests will help you determine your posture status, highlighting potential posture problems: The Wall Test – Stand with the back of your head touching the wall and …
There are more options than ever for bedding these days, from the standard type to memory foam to an air mattresses. You can also find air mattresses combined with …
Sharp opinions, questions, and myths surround the topic of chiropractic care for infants, children, and adolescents. The facts are that: 1. Children from infancy to adolescence may have significant spine, joint, …
The movement system, consisting of muscles spine/joints, and nerves, operates in a complex balance of of mobility and stability to support our human frame through a variety of environments. …
Although chiropractic treatment is helpful for more than just back pain, many patients visit chiropractors looking for relief from this pervasive condition. In fact, 31 million Americans experience low-back …
Do you sit in the same position for more than 30 minutes at work? If so, you probably experience mild or sometimes intense low back and neck pain. This …
While some fitness enthusiasts relentlessly seek out the latest, trendiest exercise crazes, many others are returning to good, old-fashioned walking to help them feel great and get into shape. …
Pursuing natural headache relief can help you find life without headache pain and disability. While medication can temporarily help, many people look for ways to solve the underlying reason …
Let’s Start With Fascia Fascia is a densely woven, tough connective tissue found throughout the body from head to toe. It can be compared to a spider web holding …
Sometimes, during human development a lateral (sideways) curvature of the spine develops. If the curvature is larger than 10 degrees, it is called scoliosis. Curves less than 10 …
So often when a patient comes in with a neck or back complaint, they state that they can’t recall anything happening that caused the problem. That’s because they …
Partnering with your chiropractor in the effort to get your pain under control and keeping the pain away is important in common sense pain management. The optimum approach …
As for workplace posture, the vast majority of my patients spend time in front of a computer, sometimes their entire workday. If their poor posture habits are made even …
One can have the perfect chair, use a headset, and be sitting at a workstation that is ergonomically correct in every way, and still develop musculoskeletal discomfort if …
If your mother was like most, she probably, at some point during your childhood, admonished you to sit and stand up straight. (Perhaps she repeated this more than once.) …
Your headache may be a pounding in your head, aching in your neck, pain behind the eye, nausea, and sensitivity to light and sound. When will the pain stop? …