Life is motion. “Motion is lotion” for your body. You get the idea. The point is that moving every day is crucially important to your overall health and wellness, and stretching (and knowing how to stretch properly) is just as important to making sure you’re moving well. The truth is, stretching is an often overlooked element of self care. That’s a big part of why we offer stretch therapy in Seattle. Many of us think the need to stretch applies only to athletes or that we need … [Read more...] about How to Stretch Your Way to Better Health
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Preventing Back Pain at Home
The Bottom Line: Nearly all of us are spending more time at home now than ever before. This often comes concurrently with back pain, as we spend more time on couches, beds, or non-ergonomically perfect work stations. All of this time spent with our backs and necks in unfavorable positions leads to low back pain or neck pain for many of us. Although Barlas Chiropractic is still open and here to help if you need anything, if you are experiencing back pain from working at home, try these … [Read more...] about Preventing Back Pain at Home
The 3 Best Stretches for Back Pain
Back pain can be the result of many factors, but tight muscles and joints around the low back and hips are among the most common. I want to give you what I consider to be the three best stretches that will help you relieve pain and reduce tightness around these areas. The Hip Hinge The Hip Hinge stretch is great because you can do it almost anywhere. Start by standing up straight, making sure your pelvis is not tilted forward or backward (in other words make sure you have a neutral … [Read more...] about The 3 Best Stretches for Back Pain
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