We all love the convenience of a good bag. But did you know that you can cause damage to the spine and muscles from carrying your bag in an incorrect manner? This can range from neck pain to rotator cuff tear to lower back pain, to name a few. In this blog lets discuss 8 easy tips to prevent your handbag from causing pain in the back, neck and shoulders ...
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Have you ever felt that your head is placed forwards as compared to the rest of your body? Or do you have a hump on the small of your back that just doesn’t go away? You may have a forward head posture, which is also known as text neck, nerd neck or scholars neck. This is a common postural deformity, which affects a majority of the population.
When you have a forward head posture the compressive loading on the spine increases, specially your cervical spine and neighbouring areas. Forward head posture can manifest as different issues such as bulging discs, osteoarthritis of the neck or simply neck pain ....
Have you heard conflicting advice about pillows? Advice can range from using a very thin pillow to using a thick one to not using a pillow at all!?! Confused about the correct answer? Lets look at different sleep postures and why we all need to use a pillow ….
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