Dont Sit with your lap top on top of your lap. One of the fastest ways to not only get neck pain but also back pain is to sit like this. If you do you will be sitting with your spine in a poor postural position. You are sitting slouched over your computer looking...
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If you had an accident you would hope that your car rated well in a survey of crash tests and safety wouldnt you. After all, the more impact that your car absorbs-the less impact to you. But how does your car stack up when the researchers hit it from behind, in front and rolled...
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Here is a comprehensive report from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety that not only tells you what happens during a whiplash injury but also how you can prevent it and what factors lessen the severity of a neck injury. This is a must read. 1 What is whiplash? Whiplash and whiplash-associated disorders describe...
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In a study published in the May 19 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine, researchers found that older white women with both vertebral fractures and hyperkyphosis had an elevated risk for earlier death. The finding was independent of other factors that included age and underlying spinal osteoporosis. Women who had only hyperkyphosis( rounded thoracic...
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There are a few exercises that do your body more harm than good. Here are two of the worst exercises you could possibly do to wreck your backs, shoulders and neck. Do not do these ever! 1. Lat pull downs behind your head Here is an exercise that you see people doing often in the gynasium and...
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Here is a great joke told to me by a client of mine that i just had to share with you. Q: How many chiropractors does it take to screw in a light bulb? A: One. But it will take 6 visits. (Told to me by a client who had seen a chiropractor for...
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When it comes to whiplash injuries you need to do the correct rehab as quickly as possible. A part of doing the correct things is making sure you don’t do incorrect things. Here is an exerpt from the MAA in Australia from their research-based booklet on the best treatments, neck exercises and things that...
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Look AT your computer not INTO it One of the best ways to have neck pain is to sit slouched in front of your computer. How are you sitting right now? are you melting into your chair or are you sitting tall? Ask yourself this-if you were to drop a stone from your chin would...
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It’s very common for people to suffer from neck pain when they drive, especially if they have to drive for a long time. The last thing you want is to drive for 10 hours to go on your holiday vacation and you wake up the next day and cant turn your neck. Here are...
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Joint supplements When it comes to helping your joints and their health there are a few things that you can do to help them. You may have heard of the supplements glucosamine and chondroitin sulphate. These are two substances that are in your cartilage and synovial fluid so these may help by taking these...
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