Helpful tips on how to carry a backpack Since I have a family practice I have an opportunity to observe a variety of trends which develop in our young folks. What I have been noticing for the past few years... View Article
Get Wise With Your Computer When my students despair, “I just can’t seem to get comfortable sitting,” I remind them that the body is more at ease when in motion. Many jobs require people to sit for prolonged periods with... View Article
Keeping your spine functioning properly is the key to good posture and back pain relief. How you stand, sit and drive can impact your spinal health.
StrongPosture® exercise creates an awareness of posture and, when performed daily, can stretch muscles, ligaments, and other structures that shorten with poor posture; strengthen muscles that weaken; and help people stay active, thereby combating a litany of health issues from... View Article
A professional therapeutic massage is great and keeps your muscles working. But between massages by a pro, massaging yourself can help reduce stress and keep your body moving. Making your own self-massage tool is easy! To make your own BallSock... View Article
With age, the joints stiffen and muscles get tight. The common bent over posture of old age occurs as a result of the body adapting to long-term poor posture. As posture becomes more bent forward the muscles have to work... View Article
Looking for the “perfect chair” is an exercise in futility. It is our body that sits in a chair, and if we want to improve our comfort and health, our primary attention must be directed at improving our own functioning... View Article
Children’s Posture Why do people develop the restrictive physical patterns that cause back pain or a sore neck or restricted arm and leg movements. The great majority of small children, after all, carry themselves with grace and ease – yet... View Article
From birth to death, life is a series of cycles, and posture is an omnipresent but usually unrecognized factor in many health cycles, but one that we can affect. Posture shapes how your body moves, and your body’s patterns of... View Article
The Problem with Sitting… You are not moving. People’s bodies are designed to walk and move. Unfortunately, in the 21st century people spend much (if not most) of their lives sitting. We drive to work seated, to sit at a... View Article
AARP Interviews Posture Expert