The New York Times (1/3/12) gave an even stronger headline to the story in today's blogpost about the Bronfort's study showing exercise and chiropractic gave better pain relief than pharmaceuticals:

For Neck Pain, Chiropractic and Exercise Are Better Than Drugs

ACA Partners with BodyZone to Help DCs Implement Posture Assessment, Rehab into their Practices

ACA PRESS RELEASERELEASE--Nov. 21, 2011/ Arlington, Va. - The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) today announced its most recent affinity partnership with BodyZone, LLC. BodyZone is a leading provider of educational resources, software programs and products regarding posture rehab, biomechanics and exercises that DCs can use to coach patients in healthier living.

Since 2000, BodyZone has trained wellness professionals to build posture practices on fundamental concepts that raise patient awareness and teach appropriate rehabilitation exercise techniques. BodyZone's unique approach grants ACA members an in-depth look into how DCs can assess posture and make qualified, evidence-based recommendations to improve a patient's overall health and wellness.

Through BodyZone's Intelligent Training for the Posture Professional program, ACA members also have the opportunity to become Certified Posture Exercise Professionals (CPEP) and learn exercise protocols for injury rehab, performance, active aging and wellness. The CPEP certification enables participants to enjoy a preferred listing through BodyZone's Posture Professional Locator, preferential indexing on search engines, three free teleconferences on practice development and much more.

"ACA's partnership with BodyZone has arrived at a perfect time as DCs begin to implement new approaches to health and wellness into their practices," said ACA President Keith Overland, DC. "Equipping DCs with the tools and resources that BodyZone provides will enable them to improve their patient's well-being while simultaneously educating them on the importance of musculoskeletal health as an important factor in a person's overall health."

BodyZone offers a variety of products, training seminars and information on posture including:

• Books
• DVD's
• Assessment Software
• Exercise Balls
• Bands
• Posture Grids
• Online Training
• Webinars

To learn more about how you can help improve your patient's health and wellness through posture, visit www.bodyzone.com.

www.BodyZone.com   Move, Feel and Be Well

www.PosturePractice.com   Posture Rehab Seminars & CPEP certification

www.PostureZone.com   Tools for the Posture Practice

www.StandTallerLiveLonger.com  Improve your posture in 10 minutes a day

Two out of three front page headlines from today's WallStreetJournal/Personal section were about wellness(WSJ 1/3/12)2012 is off to a great start for wellness in the media!

I am particularly happy that the neck retraction exercise described in the article is part of the StrongPosture™ protocols.

DATAPOINT: The longterm trend is towards self-reliance in healthcare.
SPW OBSERVATION:  Teach people to move differently and help themselves

Chest Breathers have more Postural Sway than Belly Breathers

A new study should that abdominal breathing promotes a more stable posture.  Using a forceplate to do a posturographic exam, there was significantly greater posture disturbance when breathing involved the chest than when it involved the belly.

Respiratory disturbance to posture varies according to the respiratory mode. Alain Hamaoui, Eric Gonneau and Serge Le Bozec Neurosci Lett 475(3):141-4 (2010) PMID 20350584

Northwestern University. DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2010.03.064