29

Jan

Is using a laptop or tablet bad for my child’s back?

Which teenager doesn't lie on their bed for hours hunched over their laptop, tablet or phone? There’s even a word for it - iPosture – and there is increasing evidence that it is causing back and neck pain in young adults.According to the British Chiro...

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29

Jan

How to Avoid ‘Tech Neck’

Smartphones and tablets are great technological achievements - they allow us to spend countless hours looking at cat videos, swiping right and recording Dennis Quaid lose his cool.Even though, the last one was staged, but hey – someone still used a smartphone to recor...

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29

Jan

The Weird Trick That Can Prevent Back Pain During Strength Training

The deadlift is an amazing exercise, specifically for shaping your glutes—our top goal after flat abs as bikini season looms. In fact, we've called it The One Exercise Every Woman Should Do—and that’s because it also targets your quads, hamstrings, core an...

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29

Jan

How to Avoid Lower Back Pain During Sleep

If you have ever used the phrase “I must have slept funny” to explain why you woke up with an achy back, you're not alone.In fact, research shows one in three people experience back and neck pain after a single night’s sleep.Occasional back pain after slee...

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29

Jan

Make Exercise Work for You

What if you could feel good, look better, and save money, all while reducing your risk of cancer, heart disease, and diabetes? You can! Increasing your daily physical activity will do this and more. And best of all, being active for just minutes a day can add years to your life.R...

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29

Jan

If You Have Low Back Pain, Stand Up

Most of us have experienced some sort of back pain at one point or another. Lower back pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide, and is one of the most common reasons for missed work. Most cases of back pain are mechanical, and not caused by serious conditions.In these c...

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29

Jan

Are Your Jeans to Blame for Your Back Pain?

You tend to blame back pain on habits like poor posture, overly aggressive workouts, or an awkward sleeping position. But your clothes may also be to blame, says Kenneth Hansraj, M.D., chief of spine surgery at New York Spine Surgery & Rehabilitation Medicine. Specifical...

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29

Jan

Dear Stress, Let’s Break Up

Stress is what you feel when you have too much to handle. You may have too much work to do, or you may be having trouble with children or a spouse. If stress happens too often or lasts too long, it can affect your health.Where do you hold your stress?We all “hold” str...

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29

Jan

The Prevalence of Back Pain in School Kids Who Use Backpacks

While back pain is a known and widely-studied issue in adults, its prevalence in school-aged children has received comparatively little scientific attention. Elementary, middle, and high school students must often carry backpacks that weigh enough to cause chronic back pain, poor...

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29

Jan

Study Found Nine Modifiable Triggers for Low Back Pain

Distraction was the greatest risk factor by far for new-onset acute low back pain (LBP), according to a new case-crossover study. The study, published online February 24 and in the March issue ofArthritis Care & Research, also found that onset was most likely between 7:00 am...

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