Hamstrings tightness is a common occurrence in the modern society with our sedentary lifestyles and long sitting hours. Most people associate hamstrings tightness with only the back of the thighs. However, tightness of the hamstrings can be a cause of your lower back or pelvic pain. The reason is that the hamstrings are attached to the ischial tuberosity, which are a bony area on the lower end of the pelvis. Interestingly, these are the bones that we sit on, thus they are also referred to as ‘sit bones’. Lets look at the five most common reasons for hamstring tightness ....
Tech neck is a poor posture when a person looks down or protrudes the neck forwards to browse or work on their phone, tablets or laptop. Usually tech neck is associated with prolonged use of devices without keeping the cervical spine in a neutral posture. It is also known as forward head posture, nerd neck or scholars neck. This is a commonly seen and it affects a majority of the population. Apart from the pain and discomfort, tech neck can also cause sleep disturbances. In this blog lets dicuss some easy tips to manage tech neck (forward head posture) for better and improved sleep patterns ....
Human bodies were not made for static postures. We are meant to be move at frequent intervals throughout the day. But this has become rare as most of us have a nine to five job and some of us work even longer hours. In this blog lets discuss why do you need to move during your long work hours and how you can incorporate movement into your daily life without taking out extra time from your busy schedule ...
Tennis elbow or lateral epicondylitis is a common condition that causes pain in the outer part of the elbow. One of the common treatment adjuncts for tennis elbow are braces that are worn on the painful area to support the weak forearm muscles. There is a huge variety of braces out there in the market but basically they all work by applying pressure to the forearm muscles and in turn supporting the area. This is very helpful in the acute phase with the forearm weakness and pain. However we need to know how to use the brace in the most efficient manner to get the maximum benefit out of it. In this blog, we will discuss how the brace helps to heal your Tennis Elbow followed by ten tips to get the most effective use out of your brace ....
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The joint between the mandible (lower jaw) and temporal bone of the skull is called a temporomandibular joint (TMJ) or Jaw joint. Jaw pain (TMJ pain) is a common condition that can be caused by arthritis or injury or simply tooth ache. But did you know that one of the most common and overlooked cause of TMJ pain is poor posture of the cervical spine, namely forward head posture. In this blog lets understand more about this pain and discuss 5 symptoms that indicate that you may be suffering from a TMJ or jaw issue ...
