Our moms and dads warned
us about slouching. Our teachers did, too. Certainly, our Vancouver
chiropractor does now! Did we or do we pay attention? Very few of us if any when we
were young and a very few of us who are older and wiser
now. Vancouver Spine Care Centre understands and embraces
slouchers and poor posture folks. Come to Vancouver Spine Care Centre for Vancouver
neck pain and back pain relief from
your slouching ways. Go away with tips on how
to avoid posture-influenced pain and misery.
SLOUCHING, LIFTING, POOR POSTURE AND PAIN
Slouching posture is just not good,
not good for your spine, your health, your mood. Slouching is related
to things like pain, depression, and stress as well as lower
levels of general health, emotional well-being, and energy/fatigue. (1) Spinal
angles must be respected which slouching doesn’t do. The pelvic angle, the angle of pelvic tilt, body mass index
and thoracic kyphosis angle displayed a significant role in
whether a person experienced back pain or not. (2) Slouching while
lifting isn’t good either as it put a strain on
disc fibers and raised intradiscal pressure. Therefore,
Recent research suggested using a “free posture” that it was not
too kyphotic or lordotic curved. This used both active and passive
spine elements in a more balanced way. (3) This concept of balance
makes good sense to chiropractors and their chiropractic patients
who are well aware what triggers their back pain flare-ups.
Vancouver CHIROPRACTIC PATIENTS CAN LIST THINGS
THAT TRIGGER THEIR BACK PAIN
Back pain sufferers can tell us
chiropractors what they think brings on their
pain. Active movements (35%), static postures (28.1%), overdoing a task (5.3%),
biomechanical issues, lack of exercise, work and medications are on
the list. Some Vancouver back pain sufferers will concur
that even nonbiomedical issues like psychological state/stress/anxiety,
weather, sleep, diet and fatigue may trigger back pain. (4) Your
Vancouver chiropractor is aware of how beneficial
our Vancouver back pain patients’ knowledge of
their pain boosts their recovery. Knowledge like this plus
a tool can make great results!
WHAT TO DO ABOUT SLOUCHING FOR BETTER POSTURE
Could today’s tech-y gadgets help
with posture? Possibly, it may help quite a
bit! As with anything in life, feedback
is beneficial; feedback influences
change. In a recent study of feedback on posture
using a wearable feedback device for only 15 minutes a day improved
participants’ descriptions of physical functioning, emotions,
energy/fatigue, confidence, overall stress along with neck and back posture contrasted with a group who didn’t use the device. (1) We – your Vancouver chiropractor included
– set out with the best of intentions to “watch” our posture,
but when it comes down to it, we just aren’t that
observant on our own! Vancouver Spine Care Centre is here to help.
CONTACT Vancouver Spine Care Centre
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Roy Siegel whose NYC practice works with performers
of all types…as well as a special patient in Pope John Paul II…whose posture is
foundational to what they do. On The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr.
Michael Johnson about his involvement with The
Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Schedule you Vancouver chiropractic appointment
with Vancouver Spine Care Centre today. Slouchers and poor posture sufferers of all ages
are welcome. It’s time to heed the
warning about the dangers of poor posture and resulting Vancouver
back pain and neck pain. At Vancouver Spine Care Centre, you'll experience pain relief and get
advice for preventing more pain.