posture

Your Computer Is Hurting You

November 29, 2010

The average person that comes in to see me is not an athlete, does not lift heavy objects, and cannot, for the life of them, understand why they are in so much pain. Truth is that you are more likely to suffer from that cushy desk job than from anything else. Simply sitting in front [...]

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Video: Shoulder Exercises for Improving Posture & Decreasing Chronic Pain

October 15, 2009

Here is a video for some exercises for improving shoulder posture. It is definitely worth a try for people who haven’t had much luck with the traditional stretching exercises. Traditionally, to correct posture, we focus on increasing the length of shortened muscles or increasing the strength of weak muscles in an attempt to bring the [...]

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Improve Your Shoulder Posture by Changing Your Workout

July 11, 2009

One of the most important and long lasting ways to get rid of neck and shoulder pain is to change your posture. I am sure that you have all heard it from your massage therapist, but, how can you change your posture after it’s been that way for decades? The body has already been trained [...]

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Massage Research – Low Back Pain

July 2, 2009

A study published June 2000 in the Canadian Medical Association Journal: “Effectiveness of massage therapy for subacute low-back pain: a randomized controlled trial” The study followed about 100 people suffering from sub acute lower back pain. They were divided into 4 groups: those receiving a placebo, those receiving only exercises and posture education, those receiving [...]

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