Back and neck pains have become a part of everyday life for many people but did you know that pains at different times of the day may be a direct reflection of our daily habits and postures?
Many people suffer from pain at the end of the day despite being relatively pain free through the day. This implies that there has to be some kind of a trigger during the day that causes the pain to flare up at the end of the day. In some cases the pain can even flare up by late afternoon or early evening in people who start the day early in the morning.
In this blog we will explore why this happens and how we can avoid it with simple and easy solutions ....
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Do you slouch when you sit down? Do you often find yourself slouching in your chair, even though you know you shouldn't? If so, you're not alone! Many people slouch without even realising it. This can cause a lot of problems for your spine and overall health. In this blog post, we will discuss three easy tips to help you stop slouching and improve your posture!
These three tips are applicable whether you are using an ergonomic chair or a regular office chair. all these tips will help you .....
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Can poor posture cause pain in the arm? The answer is yes but it depends on the origin of arm pain and the other associated conditions. Arm pain can originate locally in the arm or it could be a referred pain (coming from another part of the body) .....
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Tech neck is a poor posture adapted by the neck 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 common postural deviation, which affects a majority of the population.
Apart from the pain and discomfort, tech neck can also cause sleep disturbances.
Here are some easy tips to manage tech neck for better and improved sleep ....
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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.
Prolonged static sitting can lead to a poor posture as the body gradually collapses under the strain of lack of movement, leading to aches and pains in different parts of the body. Movement is important whether you are wheelchair bound, or an athlete or anywhere in between these two groups of population.
Let's look at the four main benefits of movement and how much should we move ....
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