The fact that high heels cause back pain is an old story but it seems like many more of our favourite wardrobe staples are equally guilty. A March 2017 study from the British Chiropractic Association accuses skinny jeans, winter coats with oversized, fluffy hoods, large, heavy bags and backless shoes of committing crimes against spine alignment.
Is exercise part of your weekly routine? If you are suffering joint pain, then it should be. Exercise makes your body stronger, more flexible, better able to balance, energises you during the day and makes it easier to rest at night. It helps your body maintain a healthy weight and releases endorphins – our in built pain relief, feel good hormones.
The Teeter Hang Ups are the ultimate, top of the range inversion tables. Your body weight creates traction that lengthens the spine by increasing the space between the vertebrae – less pressure means less back pain.
Hanging upside down is fast becoming the exercise trend du jour for good reason. It releases pressure on the spine allowing discs to regain plumpness lost to gravity everyday; it improves circulation around the body; it promotes well-being with devotees attributing better skin, relaxation as well as dramatic improvements to neck and back pain.
Bimos is the leading manufacturer of laboratory, cleanroom, ESD and workplace seating in Europe.
Contrary to popular belief, back pain is a health issue for children as much as their grandparents. Early in 2017, the Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Ohio, USA did a thorough review of scientific literature learning that lower back pain in children is a common problem, not a rare one, that becomes more widespread as they mature.
Anecdotal evidence is showing there is a link between back pain and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Although around 1 in 5 Australians are thought to have IBS, a small percentage of these people will go on to experience associated back pain.
The EnergyPod® by Metronaps® is the worlds first chair designed exclusively for power napping in the work place.
Studies have shown that taking a short nap during the day improves alertness, learning, creativity and mood… and regular napping has been documented to reduce stress and significantly reduce the risk of heart disease. The EnergyPod’s zero gravity position, specially composed sle…
Jonathan Hulme, Director of Bad Backs has just returned from the TOGU international Dealer day in Kossen, Austria.
About 15 of TOGU’s top international dealers attended the hands on meeting which covered new products and training techniques.
This year there was a focus on FASCIAL TRAINING, the goal of which is to make the connective tissue more elastic through four different principles of…
While Carrie Bradshaw and the rest of her lady friends on Sex And The City make walking in heels 24/7 look like a cakewalk, in real life we should know better.
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