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Understanding and Tackling the Health Impacts of Severe Thoracic Kyphosis

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Understanding and Tackling the Health Impacts of Severe Thoracic Kyphosis

With an increasing number of people spending countless hours hunched over their devices or at their desks, the prevalence of thoracic kyphosis - excessive curvature of the upper spine - is on the rise. This condition is far from harmless, bearing significant impacts on not only physical health but also mental wellbeing and respiratory function. Impaired balance, decreased walking speed, depression, and even respiratory complications are just some of the associated health concerns. To address this issue, individuals must prioritize maintaining correct posture and integrating exercises that strengthen back muscles. Remember, in the battle against thoracic kyphosis, proactive measures today could prevent more serious health concerns tomorrow.

Overcoming the Most Common Posture Mistake: The Overlooked Importance of Lower Back

Overcoming the Most Common Posture Mistake: The Overlooked Importance of Lower Back

Today, we're diving into a commonly misunderstood aspect of health—posture, with a particular emphasis on the role of the lower back, which is often overshadowed by concerns regarding rounded shoulders or forward head posture.

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3 Ways to use Your Foam Roller

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3 Ways to use Your Foam Roller

Foam rolling is an excellent self-massage tool that can help alleviate muscle tightness, enhance flexibility, and promote overall muscle health. In this article, we'll explore three effective techniques to get the most out of your foam roller and support your recovery process:

Piriformis Syndrome - What it is and what you can do about it.

Piriformis Syndrome - What it is and what you can do about it.

Back pain, sciatica, hip pain, tightness in the glute, trouble putting socks on, can’t cross my legs, painful while sitting. These are all common descriptors of piriformis syndrome. To understand what piriformis syndrome is, let’s first discuss what the piriformis is.

Understanding Your Posture to Protect Your Health

Understanding Your Posture to Protect Your Health

You are a human, you are bipedal, meaning you should be upright. However, you spend much of your time hunched over in a seated posture. Whether it’s computer work, driving, or relaxing while watching a movie, you can’t deny that we are slowly folding like a lawn chair.

The Most Overlooked Stretch for Low Back Pain

The Most Overlooked Stretch for Low Back Pain

Low back pain is not a matter of if, it’s a matter of when.

According to some health organizations, low back pain and stiffness affects 80% of people in their lifetime.

I’ve suffered from disc injuries in my low back when I was younger. I’ve also broken many bones, wrists, hands, ribs, and I can tell you from experience I would rather the latter than the former.

When you get low back pain or low back stiffness you will have a tendency to try and stretch out the low back and improve the movement.

Although your low back can have deterioration and disc degeneration, there is a limiting factor that is often almost overlooked.

Back Pain While Raking

Back Pain While Raking

When the leaves turn their beautiful fall colours you know you will be burdened with the task of doing a fall clean up shortly there after.

Every autumn I have a plethora of new back pain injuries that show up in my chiropractic office.

Ranging from neck pain, to shoulder blade pain and even sciatica, it never ceases to amaze me when these painful conditions present.

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How to Prevent Hunchback - Only 5 Minutes a day

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How to Prevent Hunchback - Only 5 Minutes a day

No one ever said when I grow up I want to stare at my shoes all day.

But for many of us, the path we are going down ends up here.

With many of repetitive daily postures in a forward seated hunched position, it forces your spine into a strained position that can cause long term tension and stretch to the ligaments of the spine.

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Wry Neck - What it is & how to fix it.

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Wry Neck - What it is & how to fix it.

Nothing is worse than starting your day is a pain in the neck. Even worse sometimes can lock up and leave you with a very limited range of motion.

Sometimes this happens while you sleep and you wake up like this. Other times you just move your head and something lets go in your neck and you instantly feel the pain and stiffness.

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Better Seated Posture - Do This One Thing

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Better Seated Posture - Do This One Thing

Low back pain, shoulder pain, neck pain, headaches, muscle strain, spasms, and more are all the consequence of bad posture. Bad posture isn’t the main problem, it’s a bi-product of sitting for long hours each day.

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