Returned to your desk for the year and have a painful neck already?
Returned to your desk for the year and have a painful neck already? Here are 3 key tips to avoid a frustrating, painful neck that could last all year! 1. Fix your ergonomics! – This is something so many people are always “getting around to”. Fix your workstation – at work and at home; screen up at eye line keyboard and mouse close to you desk at a height where forearms sit on the desk with elbows near 90 degrees chair high enough that your knees are just about at 90 degrees and feet
5 things you can do to avoid neck pain
We’ve been seeing a lot of patients over the past month suffering with acute neck pain. Neck pain can be super uncomfortable and can often leave you with little to no neck movement. With these super simple steps, you can avoid long term pain and ensure you stay fighting fit! They say that prevention is easier than finding a cure, and they are right! If you want a few simple tips on what you can do to help your neck, and save yourself in the long run keep reading. We’re going to give you
Want to make 2018 your best year!
Try our three key tips to help you achieve just that; 1. Get your gut health in check – according to a swiftly growing body of evidence and research your gut health may be the most important factor in your overall health and well being. Good gut health means your immune system is stronger and functions far better, your mental health, mood and cognitive functioning are all improved and you heal from physical injuries better. See a nutritionist, book in for a nutrition consultation here at Back To Health or at the very least
Tight Hip Flexors?
It has been a known fact for many years that too much sitting is bad for our general health and wellbeing. Unfortunately, for many, it is an inevitable reality that we will spend at least 8-9 hours a day sitting at a desk at work. If we then take into account the time spent traveling to and from work, sitting for meals and watching television or relaxing, the time we spend sitting can easily be upwards of 13 hours a day or 65 hours during a working week! Spending prolonged periods of time in
Is your mattress causing you back pain?
Getting a good night’s sleep is dependent on a variety of factors, a major one being your mattress. Do you wake up with lower back pain and feel like you have to stretch to rid the pain? If so, your mattress may not meet your needs. Having a mattress with poor support can cause severe back pain, as well as growing pain that already exists. Lack of mattress support can result in muscle strain, spine misalignment and a poor sleeping posture, all of which contribute to back pain. The more comfort you receive from
Why The Sports Recovery Process is Necessary for Any Athlete!
The after sport recovery process is vital to restore physiological and psychological function to an athlete after both training and competition days. For those athletes that compete in a regular sport, generally on a weekly basis, it is particularly important that they take their recovery seriously. The recovery process is necessary to help minimise the risk of fatigue and maximize the speed of recovery between competition days. As more and more elite sports persons gain a higher demand and a strong desire to gain an edge over the opposition, it becomes more important that