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What Is Lower Crossed Syndrome?
What causes lower cross syndrome? Lower crossed syndrome happens when you sit too much. And almost all of us do, whether you have a desk job or not. Our society just has a lot of sitting involved with it. But if you do have a desk job, then you're even more prone to...
How Do You Release the Upper Traps?
What causes tight upper traps? You can release the upper traps using a tennis ball. The upper traps can get very, very tight, especially when you've lost your normal cervical curve and have your shoulders rounding forward. That puts incredible strain along the back of...
Poor Posture Can Make You Old – FAST!
KEY TAKEAWAYS Poor posture accelerates spinal degeneration and can add 5 to 10 years to your appearance through forward head posture, hunched shoulders, and a compressed spine. Beyond looks, poor posture can reduce lung capacity by up to 30 percent, decrease...
Myofascial Release For The Latissimus Dorsi
KEY TAKEAWAYS The latissimus dorsi is a large back muscle that, when tight, pulls the shoulders forward and contributes to rounded posture, shoulder pain, and headaches. You can release the lat with a tennis ball placed on the sore spot just behind the armpit (not in...
What Is Upper Cross Syndrome?
KEY TAKEAWAYS Upper crossed syndrome is a muscle imbalance where the chest and shoulders become tight and rounded and the head drifts forward, with weak deep neck flexors and lower trapezius. The condition can sharply increase suboccipital muscle tension, triggering...
How Do You Release The Psoas Muscle?
KEY TAKEAWAYS A quick self-test for a tight psoas is to raise both arms overhead with eyes closed; if one hand reaches shorter than the other, that side's psoas needs stretching. Proper psoas stretching requires keeping hips and shoulders square, raising the opposite...
How To Fix Shoulder Pain At Home
Why does my shoulder hurt when I lift my arm? We have a lot of patients that complain about shoulder pain. There are adjustments that we do in the office to help with this pain, but there are also at home remedies that can help. The reason that you would get shoulder...
Can A Chiropractor Fix Forward Head Posture?
Can you correct forward head posture? We had a young lady come into our office with head forward posture and upper cross syndrome, which is where the front of her spine was shortened and she had strain along the back of her spine. This young lady, Catherine, was...
Posture and your teen: Not just about looking good.
KEY TAKEAWAYS Poor posture in teens is driven largely by heavy device use and sedentary habits combined with adolescent growth spurts, and it affects long-term health, not just appearance. Chronic poor posture is linked to back, neck, and shoulder pain, headaches and...
Can You Correct Head Forward Posture?
KEY TAKEAWAYS Forward head posture is when the ear sits ahead of the shoulder, which strains the neck, flattens the spine's natural curve, and can lead to spinal degeneration over time. It is correctable, and simple exercises like chin tucks, wall angels, and neck...