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posture and back pain

Is poor posture the reason for your backpain?

Balance & FlexibilityBy Deborah HunterDecember 19, 2022

Posture plays an integral role in back health. Unfortunately, the prevalence of poor posture and associated back pain is widespread. Too, poor posture can eventually lead to muscle weakness, tight muscles, and irregularities of the spine.  Yet there are remedies for poor posture that can help correct body alignment and relieve the affiliated pain.

injury prevention of lower back while shoveling

Is your back shovel ready?

Injury & Pain ManagementBy Deborah HunterFebruary 8, 2021

Shovelling is an intense form of exercise, but it can lead to lower back injury if performed improperly. Find out about preventative actions in your control to protect against lower back injury while shovelling.

Gardening and avoiding lower back pain

Injury & Pain ManagementBy Deborah HunterFebruary 25, 2020

Gardening is a great activity, but it can play havoc with the body at times. Sometimes the back, shoulders and neck can suffer particularly as you battle the weeds that take hold over the summer months.  I will be preparing a series of blogs that will be looking at gardening, its impact on the body and how…

Back care for office workers

Injury & Pain ManagementBy Deborah HunterFebruary 11, 2020

We are often adopting poor postures for greater amounts of time than we used to, mainly due to hi-tech gadgets including computers and smart phones. Sitting a lot in bad positions puts an unnatural load on the lumbar discs, the building blocks of our spine in our lower back. Problems with lumbar discs can be…

Back care and understanding why you get back pain

Injury & Pain ManagementBy Deborah HunterJanuary 28, 2020

Back pain is a very common feature for many people. Most will just put up with, not understanding what the problem is and not knowing what they can do from day to day to help. This is the beginning of a series of blogs to help you know a bit more about why you may get back pain…

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Recurring back pain holding you back? Here are four tips to help you get back fit

Injury & Pain ManagementBy Deborah HunterNovember 23, 2019

Are you suffering from recurring back pain? Lower back pain is one of those things that many people are afflicted with at some point in their life. It often comes on without warning, is very painful, very inconvenient then after a while it settles down and you wondered what all the fuss was about. For…

Plane Pain. What do you do when you get back pain while travelling?

Injury & Pain ManagementBy Deborah HunterOctober 4, 2019

Imagine this: You are four hours into the 17-hour long-haul flight. You are half way through the second movie of the six you plan to binge on, when you notice an ache in your lower back. You are seated two in from the aisle and your partner is soundly sleeping next to you. You twist…

Luggage

If packing light is not in your DNA, here are five tips for successfully handling heavy luggage

Injury & Pain ManagementBy Deborah HunterAugust 18, 2019

Let’s talk about the problems of carting heavy luggage and its impact on the lower back and shoulders You stumble off the plane after enduring 17 hours of cramped conditions. Your lower back and neck are stiff, but it feels great to be moving, striding out as you walk the kilometres to the baggage reclaim…

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Muscle mania. The lower back and the role of core stabilising muscles

Get Strong & FitBy Deborah HunterJuly 15, 2019Leave a comment

The lower back and the role of core stabilising muscles When you experience back pain, the core stabilisers — deep muscles in the abdomen and back — may function inadequately. Commonly referred to as ‘corset muscles’, stabilisers help preserve spine stability and posture. The stabilisers are synchronized with a different group of muscles (moving muscles)…

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Daily life is dangerous. Six practices to help prevent lower back pain

Injury & Pain ManagementBy Deborah HunterJuly 1, 2019

Everyday things we do that lead to back injuries Back pain or injuries usually occur when too much pressure impairs back structures such as the discs, muscles and ligaments.  Compression and tension on these structures can occur several ways: Lifting a heavy load in a bent and or twisted position. Generally, loads that exceed 15kg…

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