Mobility is a term that describes the ability of the body to move freely and with ease, the joints and fascia move fluidly in synchrony with one another. Various factors can impact the mobility of the body, primarily the patient’s postural presentation. Stretching vs. Mobility Many people have been taught to stretch right before athletic…
Archives for August 2016
Get the Research on Posture and Productivity
As observed through multiple studies, posture can have an overwhelming effect on our energy levels, hormone release, and overall productivity. Having the wrong posture while at work and habitually enforcing that posture overtime can and will lead to many negative and harmful effects to one’s health. This is especially true of those that do computer…
The Posture of Pregnancy
During pregnancy, a woman’s body undergoes many exciting changes both physically and mentally. The most noticeable changes are anterior weight gain, breast enlargement, pelvic enlargement, and foot swelling. From a postural perspective, pregnant women demonstrate changing spinal curves to compensate for a change in body composition. Postural Changes and Pregnancy One major change that women…
3 Research Studies Linking Posture and Carpal Tunnel
Carpal tunnel syndrome, a painful condition associated with tingling in the hand occurs when a major nerve, the median nerve, is compressed as it passes above the carpal bones in the carpal tunnel. According to McCabe et al. (2007) carpal tunnel syndrome is associated with factors relative to demographic factors such as age, gender, pregnancy,…
Does Back PAIN CA– USE Poor School Performance?
The research has consistently shown incidences of recurrent back pain in school children. 13.1% of children between ages 10-16 present with low back pain and 21.6% of students aged 16 and above present with back pain (Jones. M.A., Stratton. G., Reilly, T. & Unnithan, V.B, 2004). From these studies also, recurrent back pain was linked…
Back to School Posture DON’Ts
To design a healthy change in societal patterns, it begins with changing the lifestyle habits of children. As children develop they are influenced by the norms to which they are exposed. By educating children about the importance of proper postural design, societal shifts toward a healthier population are possible. The new “normal” should be children…
Exceptional Human Design
Human beings are extraordinarily complex functional organisms with a high level of intelligence. The human body is made up of many complex systems working together in synchronicity to keep the person within their normal range of homeostatic function. These auto-regulating systems include the neurologic system, respiratory system, digestive system, circulatory system, lymphatic system, and many…
Evidence-Based Non-Surgical Strategies for Managing Cervical Radiculopathy
“12 Weeks to Better Posture ™ is the best posture program, if everyone did it I would be out of a job” states Giovanni, a medical doctor who sought postural correction treatment for neck pain, tension headaches and cervical radiculopathy. The pain and tingling in Giovanni’s arm was interfering with his ability to perform surgery…
Ergonomic Doesn’t Mean Expensive
If you have been experiencing neck & shoulder pain or wrist and back pain then you should reevaluate your workspace. Do you know that when you sit, your back feels at least 2-3 times your body weight? Yet, we slouch, bend, and push our necks forward to look closer to our computer monitors because at…
Corporate Ergonomics: a Blue Ocean Market
Beautifully designed posture requires designing efficiency in places where your patients spend the most amount of time. Help them understand the importance of designing their workspace in a way that supports and strengthens their postural framework, not weakens it. The terms human factor engineering and ergonomics have arisen in the research as highly effective ways…