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Combating forward head carriage

Chiropractic Economics

Evaluating patient posture has been an essential tool in chiropractic care for decades, and it provides us with necessary information about how well the body is adapting to trauma, stress and the influence of gravity. It’s also interesting to note posture analysis was used to promote the chiropractic profession. Posture is important.

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Avoiding Back Pain While Traveling

Petrak Family Chiropractic Center

In 2017 alone, the U.S. Before lifting any luggage, take a second to check your posture. Check Your Posture Ideally, you should sit up straight with your head back, both feet flat on the ground, and knees bent at a 90-degree angle. Lift Your Luggage Safely The physical tolls of lugging heavy baggage often leads to injury.

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Back Pain: 3 ways chiropractors can help

Canadian Chiropractic Association

They will also be able to provide you with safe lifting techniques, tips for good posture , and other strategies you can incorporate into your day to prevent re-injury. Find a chiropractor near you First published Sep 20, 2017 The post Back Pain: 3 ways chiropractors can help appeared first on Canadian Chiropractic Association (CCA).

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7 Benefits of Kinesio Taping

Fisher Chiropractic

One small 2017 study found that using kinesio tape to create additional space in the knee joint helped relieve patellofemoral pain, and related studies have published similar findings for the shoulder joint as well. Better Posture If you’re like many people, you struggle to fix poor posture that has built up over a lifetime.

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How Chiropractic Care Supports Family Members of Every Age

Foundation for Chiropractic Progress

Not only can DCs offer targeted strategies that maximize joint function and deliver injury care for neuromusculoskeletal issues, they also provide consultation on other health topics like nutrition, exercise, posture and ergonomics so that family members of all ages can enjoy better health and well-being. Reduce labor and delivery time.

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Preparing Families For Back-To-School Stress

CLA

One of the easiest ways to screen for stress and introduce chiropractic for kids is through their posture. When you use CLA’s advanced technology, posture becomes a neurological discussion rather than a spinal problem. Efficient Motor-Neural Activity : Patients use significantly less motor-neural activity to maintain their postures.

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Understanding Dysponesis: Distraction and Exhaustion Defined

CLA

Part 2 in The Destructive D series When we consider health, we often think of visible signs like pain, posture, or even physical fitness. Postural and vertebral misalignments slowly erode the body’s efficiency and resilience. Posture may … Read More BY Dr. David Fletcher 3 MINS READ Supporting Research Duty to Diagnose?