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Recognizing Your Bad Posture
Posted by: | CommentsRecognize your bad posture and correction is sure to follow. Too often I find that most people don’t even know they have bad posture. We’re not talking about a little bit of bad posture either. Maybe when pain starts or they see a particularly startling photo of themselves, they’ll see things in a different way. [...]
Why Would You Buy A Back Support Pillow For Your Car?
Posted by: | CommentsBefore you go out and buy a back support pillow for car use, you should understand what you’re really doing to yourself. Your reasons for buying a back support may be totally valid and correct, but you should probably understand some of the bad habits and problems that other well-meaning people have done. Are you [...]
Back Exercises With Shoulder Pain
Posted by: | CommentsThere are many types of back exercises, with shoulder pain you’ll need to take some extra precautions. Because the shoulder is the most mobile joint in the entire body (it moves in the most directions), it is almost the most unstable. While I love taking care of shoulder problems in my office, I’m particularly careful [...]
Lower Back Pain Stretching Exercises
Posted by: | CommentsLower back pain stretching exercises are a good place to start when your job involves a lot of sitting for long periods of time. The most common areas I see day in and day out with my patients are the hamstrings and the hip rotators. This makes sense when you consider that these muscles are [...]
Exercise For Shoulder Arthritis Pain
Posted by: | CommentsExercise for shoulder arthritis pain is helpful, as long as you’re sure nothing in the shoulder is torn. Arthritis is kind of general term, meaning “inflammation of the joint.” There are many types of arthritis and the term is used to cover a lot of conditions. Some people seem to think only of rheumatoid arthritis [...]
Ergonomics For Back And Neck Pain
Posted by: | CommentsErgonomics for back and neck pain is an effective way to take strain and stress off of spinal joints. What is ergonomics? Ergonomics was the term coined to describe moving and doing things in an efficient manner. When you are doing things ergonomically, you are smooth and efficient, not hampered by additional strain and stress [...]
Using The Posture Bra As A Back Support
Posted by: | CommentsSometimes, it things can just get desperate. Tired of neck and upper back pain, women seek out posture bra back support. Here’s where things can get tricky for women versus men. While both men and women have the constant force of gravity pulling on them, women have a little something extra in the front that [...]
Is A Back Support Better If It “Pumps Up”?
Posted by: | CommentsWhile many people try to differentiate between a pump up back lumbar support and a regular pillow-type posture support, the results are often the same. The principle between the two is largely the same and can still lead to some of the same problems. Problems? Aren’t all lumbar supports a good thing? Or is the [...]
The Dowager Hump – A Feared Condition
Posted by: | CommentsBased on the questions of my patients and e-mails I’ve received, the dowagers hump is a very feared condition. I don’t blame them, the dowagers hump is painful and not the most flattering. Worse, it can be prevented. However, by the time most people decide they may likely develop the dowagers hump, it may be [...]
How Can You Teach Good Posture?
Posted by: | CommentsTeaching good posture has to be more than just telling someone to “sit up straight” and to “stop slouching!” Taking this approach seem to give the impression that achieving good posture is just about remembering to have it. While you will have to remember to sit up straight from time to time, the focus has [...]
