There is one simple and easy way to sit with improved posture, no matter what chair you are sitting in: to use a lumbar support or lumbar roll. Here are a variety of things you could use for back support. Just place them behind your low back, no matter where you are sitting. You could …
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Healthier Ways to Watch Football
This is dedicated to my husband. Do you like to watch football? If so, here are some ideas for you. If you don’t watch it, share these tips with someone you know. 1. Lie on your tummy for a few minutes while watching.2. Do ab crunches while watching.3. Do push-ups on the commercial breaks.4. Have …
Neck pain prevention for a multi-computer work station
If you work at a desk where you have to read multiple computer monitors, here are some posture/body mechanics tips! 1. Get a chair that can easily raise up and down (the more it can go up the better). Be sure when you have to look up to raise the height of the chair so …
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Low Back Pain with laundry
Home chores, if done incorrectly, can cause major low back pain. I personally know many people who have injured their backs in this way. So what are some specific housework activities that you should check your body mechanics for? Today let’s focus on laundry! Even if you do not do the laundry, these are still …
Preventing Shoulder Pain Part 2
Here are some simple exercises that you can do to prevent shoulder pain and keep your shoulders mobile and strong. 1. Roll your shoulders in backwards circles. This is most easily done in the standing position with your arms down at your sides. Repeat 10 times.2. Squeeze your shoulder blades backwards and together. Hold the …
Preventing Shoulder Pain 101
Good news! The best way to prevent shoulder pain is to use proper body mechanics. This is something you have likely heard about for the back, but it is just as important for your the rest of your body. So here are a few tips on how to protect your shoulders and prevent shoulder pain/injury. …
Low Back Pain Prevention 101
Low back pain prevention is actually quite simple and comes down to 2 main rules. 1. Don’t bend your back.2. Don’t twist your back. If you can keep these 2 rules during your daily functioning, you will not injure your low back. Low back injuries typically occur in one of these two positions. For example, …
How to be healthier this Thanksgiving
Here are some ideas about how to not consume 10,000 calories this Thanksgiving… 1. Enjoy just 1 plateful of your favorite Thanksgiving foods. Pass on the 2nd and 3rd rounds.2. Don’t get every food option just because it is there. If you do not like the food that much, don’t just eat it. (example don’t …
Low back pain related to sitting posture
Bad sitting posture may not cause you immediate pain, but down the road it will. This is especially true if you have a desk/computer job where you sit most of the day. Slouched sitting posture, done all day, every day, will cause progressive changes in your spine, making it less stable and more prone to …
Why think like a PT?
Welcome to Think like a P.T. (Physical Therapist)! I am a Physical Therapist, and my career passion is to teach you how to prevent pain! I hate pain, and most all of us do. So why not prevent pain before it starts?!! I have learned that prevention is easier than treatment of pain. It may …
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