Dehydration and back pain: studies show proper hydration can help prevent back pain
Recent studies suggest there might be a new reason to ensure you’re getting your 8 glasses of water a day.
Preventing Back Pain
Perfecting posture: A trend that goes beyond ergonomics
Perfecting posture has officially become more than just good practise for our back health – like athletic wear, mindfulness, and the Kardashians, good posture is now a trend.
From America, to Japan to Australia, posture improving products are booming in sales as people adopt proactive attitudes for managing their overall health and wellbeing.
News websites globally are touting good postu…
Treat the cause, not the symptom: 6 steps to a healthy back
Back pain is difficult, annoying, and often debilitating. And if the cause of your back injury isn’t treated, the best result you will receive from treatment is temporary.
More than 70 per cent of chronic back pain comes from a facet joint, sacroiliac joint or disc. And now, data shows that 42% of the population is using non-medical approaches, such as alternative or complementary medicine f…
Preventing back pain: tips for new mums
Complaints of back pain by pregnant women are common. Usually, the pain diminishes within two weeks after delivery. But back pain may return as you begin lifting and carrying the infant on a daily basis. As the infant grows, the weight load increases and back pain can result.
Caring for an infant puts stress on your back. Initially, you may be lifting the 7-10lb. baby up to 50 times a day. B…
Lighten their load for back-to-school
Many adults know the anguish that back pain can bring.
A ‘bad back’ is often considered to be a complaint of older people, but many people don’t consider the risk to a child’s back, especially through carrying a heavy school bag.
As the spine is growing and developing it is vitally important to address spinal health issues for a number of reasons.
Firstly, to prevent spinal stress and …
4 things to know about spinal manipulation for low-back pain
Back pain is one of the most common health complaints, affecting 8 out of 10 people at some point during their lives. The lower back is the area most often affected.
Spinal manipulation may be used by chiropractors, osteopathic physicians, naturopathic physicians, physical therapists, and some medical doctors with a goal of relieving low-back pain and improving physical functioning. These he…
Research shows Pilates reduces chronic lower back pain
Pilates exercise offers greater short term improvements in pain and movement than other physical activities, according to an international research review.
A review of more than 152 studies, titled The Effectiveness of Pilates Exercise in People with Chronic Low Back Pain, found Pilates provided equivalent improvements to other forms of physical exercise.
Back In Motion Health Group, Foun…
Fitness expert identifies common exercise flaws
Correcting simple techniques can lead to better overall fitness.
Squats, lunges, chest presses and crunches are popular exercises, but many gym-goers may be performing them incorrectly, putting themselves at risk for injury.
At the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) 11th-annual Health & Fitness Summit & Exposition in Dallas, exercise expert Rodney Corn, M.A., profiled comm…
Boost productivity and workplace health at the office with the right ergonomic equipment
If this is your year for achieving great things and boosting your productivity, make 2017 the year where workplace health is a priority in your business, and in your working life. Workplace health, commonly associated with good ergonomics, can enhance creativity and morale, both critical factors for success and improved productivity in the modern day office environment.Â
Tips for avoiding a bad back
If you’re like most people, you don’t give much thought to your back – until it hurts. And when this happens, it’s not only painful, but can dramatically affect your daily life.
What we tend to do is place abnormal demands on our backs by our modern lifestyle habits, such as: too much sitting or slouching, too little exercise, carrying too much weight, incorrect lifting or chronic stress.
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