While it’s true that your anatomy can contribute to the levels of postural stress you experience, so can many of the small decisions you make each day. You’ve probably seen an article or two floating around the web about the relationship between tech neck and pain. You may have even seen an uptick in commercials for neck pain treatment in Seattle, and for good reason Did you know that many of us spend 2 hours or more per day on our smartphones and 5 hours or more on our … [Read more...] about Postural Stress: The Link Between Tech Neck and Pain
Improving Your Posture to Keep Your Spine Healthy
Spending more time on the couch, at your computer, and on your mobile devices has probably led you to visit Google to search for ways to start improving your posture a time or two. Those searches have probably also left you wondering… what exactly is posture? Well, posture is the position that your body maintains while standing, sitting, or lying down. To put it another way, posture is how you hold your body. To put it yet another way, posture is the particular stance you have when … [Read more...] about Improving Your Posture to Keep Your Spine Healthy
Is There a Perfect Posture?
"Sit up straight and stop slouching!" We’ve all heard (or said) it a million times in the name of having perfect posture. You've likely heard this since childhood, and for good reason. Poor posture as a kid can create health challenges later in life. Rounded shoulders (scapular protrusion), swayback (lumbar hyperlordosis) and a hunched upper back (thoracic hyperkyphosis) are all postural imbalances that place a tremendous amount of stress on the spine. And when those imbalances … [Read more...] about Is There a Perfect Posture?
How to Recover from Whiplash After an Auto Accident
Your spine is a long chain of bones, discs, muscles, and ligaments that extend from your skull down to your tailbone. The cervical spine (your neck) is designed to support your head and protect the nerves that go out to your face, shoulders, and arms. Postural changes, arthritis, and sudden injuries are a few of the primary causes of neck pain. Most of the time, the pain can be traced to a problem with either the muscles, bones, discs, or nerves in your neck. That’s important to … [Read more...] about How to Recover from Whiplash After an Auto Accident
What You Need to Know About Delayed Pain After a Car Accident
If you can walk away after a car accident without any catastrophic injuries, you should certainly consider yourself lucky. But there is something important we want you to commit to your memory right now. Even if you feel ok after exchanging information and speaking with the police, it is always a good idea to see a chiropractor after an accident. With your adrenaline pumping directly after an accident, your brain may not truly register the pain signals coming from your body. It's … [Read more...] about What You Need to Know About Delayed Pain After a Car Accident
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