Although occasional stress can help improve our focus and performance, living with chronic stress can backfire by causing anxiety, depression and other problems. Understanding who we are, recognizing our major struggles, putting them in perspective, and taking action can help us deal with stress. The following strategies can improve stress tolerance and help lessen the …
Traveling can be rough on the body. Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, many people are opting out of traveling on crowded airplanes and driving to their desired destinations instead. Whether you are traveling alone, on business or are on your way to a sunny resort with your family, long hours in a car can leave you stressed, …
Some 83 percent of American adults own cell phones, and three-quarters of them send and receive text messages. Text messaging users send or receive an average of 41.5 messages per day, with the median user sending or receiving 10 texts daily. As technology advances, allowing us to do more tasks on smaller equipment, our bodies …
As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, many people are finding themselves working from home–with very little notice to prepare. Some without a dedicated home office are using coffee tables, recliners, kitchen tables and counters, and any number of other surfaces and locations as makeshift workspaces. All can potentially lead to aches and pain, according to …
Working at Home a Pain in Your Neck? Try These Posture and Ergonomic Tips With so many people working from home these days to maintain social distancing from their colleagues, many are developing musculoskeletal pain. Improving posture and ergonomics is a proactive way to take care of your body while working remotely, according to the …
“Sleep ergonomics” refers to our postures and positions during sleep–which either help us rest safely and comfortably or stress joints to the point that we wake up with more aches and pains than we fell asleep with. Sleeping positions matter. Poor-quality sleep is proven to negatively affect overall health. Sleeping Positions to Reduce Back Pain …
Low back pain initiated with a doctor of chiropractic (DC) saves 40 percent on health care costs when compared with care initiated through a medical doctor (MD), according to a study that analyzed data from 85,000 Blue CrossBlue Shield (BCBS) beneficiaries in Tennessee over a two-year span. The study population had open access to MDs …
A report released in 2001 by researchers at the Duke University Evidence-Based Practice Center in Durham, NC, found that spinal manipulation resulted in almost immediate improvement for those headaches that originate in the neck, and had significantly fewer side effects and longer-lasting relief of tension-type headache than a commonly prescribed medication.
“Reduced odds of surgery were observed for…those whose first provider wasa chiropractor. 42.7% of workers [with back injuries] who first saw a surgeonhad surgery, in contrast to only 1.5% of those who saw a chiropractor.”– Keeney et al (2012), Spine
