Consider good posture a full-time job that will pay off with loads of benefits. Although it takes thought (at first) to reverse those bad habits, it’s important for your body, workout, and overall health. The good news is, you don’t need a crazy plan to make the change; you simply need to become more aware …
With the ease of connecting to the internet, our vehicles have become offices on wheels. For many, laptops are now depended on for communication and data entry at the spur of the moment. Laptops are rarely ergonomically friendly even in office situations, let alone vehicles that are not set up to support a mock desk …
1 Walk every day. Walking and exercise does a body good. Work with your PT to customize a back strength, walking, or exercise routine. 2 Sit and stand up straight. Your mother was right! Good posture not only looks better and improves your confidence, it also aligns your spine to protect your back. 3 Strengthen …
In a bit of a slump? Pick yourself up with this easy routine. To maintain the benefits you’ll gain by doing these moves regularly, you need to make sure that you’re paying attention to how you’re sitting at work, in the car, and at home. The five easy exercises that follow can release tension, build …
If you have ever worked at a computer, this article is for you! It’s easy to underestimate the importance of your head and how it dictates what happens to the rest of your body. But YOU’RE NOT ALONE. FEATURES AND POSITIONS OF YOUR OFFICE EQUIPMENT FONT SIZE What happens to your head when the font …
It’s rare to think of our children as having neck pain or back pain. We normally associate these conditions with aging or poor posture as we become more sedentary with working or aging. Know what else is rare? It’s now a rare occurrence that you see someone without a smart phone. Billions of people are …
Why are heavy bags a cause of shoulder and neck aches? How many times has this happened to you? We get a bigger bag to carry more things so that we don’t have to carry multiple bags and then, by the end of the day, we’ve got red, beat up skin, sore muscles, and an …
We’ve all heard it, either from our mother, or our teachers. So years later, as we wonder why we have pain in our back, shoulders and neck, we think maybe they were right! To correct and maintain good posture, Danielle Vernon, Physical Therapist, CEO of Backbone Cushion Company and ergonomic specialist suggests following these tips: …
We’ve all been there. You walk out of the office feeling as if you might not live to see another day. In spite of feeling fresh and energized when you started your day, you might notice that by the late afternoon you are exhausted, sluggish, sore, or nauseous. You don’t skip meals, you try to …
The world of Ergonomics is fast paced and has its own share of “fads” when it comes to what people think is going to be their “silver bullet” for an ergonomically correct seated work station. In past years it was a kneeling chair. More recently it has been treadmill workstations, spring based stools and exercise …