A pinched sciatic nerve is no longer giving Chelsea numbness in the legs and migraine headaches, thanks to chiropractic care at Durbin Wellness Center.
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5 Common Symptoms of Poor Posture and How to Treat Them with Exercise
Good posture is very important when it comes to a healthy way of living. Chiropractors help you maintaining one. A lot of people don’t comprehend the importance of a good posture. Some experience varying degrees of pain all over the body that gradually turns into major complications. What people fail to realize is that the root of many of the simplest and even the complex of all health issues are usually linked to the body posture, in one way or another.
If someone is experiencing anything from the following symptoms, it would be a wise idea to get their posture evaluated to see if that is causing any of the complications. Fortunately, a few relatively simple exercises can help in restoring the body posture and eliminate any problems associated with it.
1. HEAD
Following symptoms may be felt in the head due to incorrect postures:
- The person may have frequent headaches, including the ‘throbbing’ feeling
- It feels that the head may split open
- It feels as if something is pounding inside the head
- The individual may suffer from dizziness and a loss of sense of balance
- The sounds around them may seem way too loud to them along with a ringing sound in the ears
2. EYES
The eyes may be subjected to the following:
- The eye-sockets are painful and cause the eyes to feel sore
- Rolling the eyes causes pain
- Eyes lose their natural wetness
- The vision starts to get blurry
3. NECK
The neck is a quite sensitive area due to the passing spinal cord and is almost always affected by a bad posture.
- Shooting neck pain
- Muscle spasms occur regularly
- The neck feels stiff
4. JAW
The jaw bone is also affected by bad posture in the following way:
- The individual may start experiencing TMJ pain
- It gets painful to chew, and a popping sound is heard
- The cheek muscles start to hurt
- Shoulders are also significantly affected:
- The person may feel pain in the socket
- It may become difficult to raise arm or when trying to scratch the back
5. SHOULDER
Exercise
Fortunately, before any complicated problems start happening, a chiropractor can prescribe exercises that are aimed at strengthening muscles and bones and help in restoring a proper body posture. Many of the exercises are easy to do at home and are designed to relax stiff muscles, keep the spinal column in a correct shape and thereby improve the overall lifestyle.
Exercise is also a great way to avoid heart diseases, high blood pressures, diabetes and scores of other diseases that result from
Chiropractor Peoria shares intermediate level abdominal exercise.
Involves no equipment.
This exercise works the abdominal, oblique internal/external, iliopsoa muscles.
The purpose is to increase abdominal strength and muscular endurance.
The benefits include improved stability, functional strength and injury prevention.
Begin lying on floor.
Lift knees so that a 90º position is attained at hip and knees. Place hands beside ears. Activate core.
Lift shoulder off floor approximately 6 inches attempting to bring elbow toward opposite opposite knee so that both simultaneously meet.
Return to start position and repeat on opposite side. Continue alternating sides until recommended repetitions are complete.
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Computer Workers – Check Your Eyes
A study in Japan of office workers who spend most of their working hours staring at a computer display showed a surprising result. The office workers demonstrated changes in their tear production similar to people with a disease called “dry eye.”
The upper eyelid secretes a protein that makes up the tear film or mucous layer that keeps our eyes moist. When tested, the participants in the study had a greatly decreased production of the protein similar to patients with the disease. Eye strain is a symptom of dry eye disease. For anyone seeking help from their ophthalmologist for symptoms of eye strain might want to discuss the level of MUC5AC in their tears.
The authors of the study speculate that because our blinking rate slows when we stare at the screen and we have a tendency to open our eyelids wider if our monitor is positioned incorrectly that our tears evaporate more quickly.
Eye strain due to the length of time looking at a computer monitor is also called Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS), and is more common than most people realize. Between 50% and 90% of people who work at a computer monitor have some symptoms of eye trouble. Eye strain can also come from not getting enough shut eye, among other things.
Parents should note that working adults are not exclusively reporting eye problems. Children and young adults who spend hours in front of their computer, or watching portable video games or hand-held tablets for long periods of time can also experience similar problems.
In the case of kids who complain of eye problems, pay closer attention to how much time they spend in front of a computer screen whether for school or entertainment. Telling them to “go outside and play” is excellent advice. It’s also advice adults could use as well. We know that sitting for long periods of time every day is detrimental to our cardiovascular health. So when you get up every hour to get a glass of water or walk up and down some stairs to get the circulation going, pay attention to your eyes, try blinking more frequently.
Back at your desk, evaluate where your computer screen is. The exposed surface of your eye can be decreased if the terminal is placed at a lower height and having the screen tilted up. Make sure your desk is not in direct line with a fan or the air conditioning or heating vent. And adding a humidifier will also be beneficial.
If you still have problems after taking these steps, see your ophthalmologist. You may need to supplement your normal tears with eye drops. And, as we age, our eyes do require more vigilant care in order to retain optimal vision.
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Top 4 Core-Building Exercises
The human body has 29 core muscles located in the back, abdomen and pelvis regions. They help to give a person a stable center of gravity, while helping in controlling movements, supporting whole of the back and giving out a semblance of stability.
These core muscles form the foundation on which the movement of the body is based. Strong core muscles tend to resist injury and form a protective cushion for the whole spinal column.
However, weak core muscles can cause a person to develop a poor posture, pain all over the body, and make the individual more prone to injuries from everyday activities.
Exercise on a regular basis can make these muscles stronger, but it is necessary to get the posture right before getting on with the exercises.
Good Posture
Good posture not only makes a person look attractive, but it does wonders for the overall skeletal structure. Chiropractic practice pays a lot of attention to proper posture. Correct posture will ensure that a person’s muscles, organs along with joints and bones are in their correct, natural positions.
A bad posture can result in a lot of problems for the body, following are examples of a poor posture:
- Drooping shoulders
- Head or neck held forward
- Lower back arching too much
- Sitting with a wallet in the back pocket
- Phone receiver being held between neck and shoulder
- Drooping forward while sitting
These postures must always be avoided.
Bridge
The person should lie on the back with knees bent. Then the abdominal muscles should be contracted while the person slowly raises the hips off the floor then holding the position for around 10 seconds.
The hips should then be lowered to the floor and the same method repeated again.
Bird Dog
The person should get down on their hands and knees while keeping the head and neck aligned with their back. The core muscles are then contracted; one arm raised meanwhile raising the opposite leg.
Plank
The person should lie on their stomach with the palms facing down. They should then slowly start to rise off the floor while resting on toes and elbows. The back should be kept as flat as possible, core muscles in a contracted position and held for at least 12 seconds before lowering themselves to the floor.
Segmental Rotation
In this exercise, the individual is to lie on the back with their knees bent and the feet should be flat on the floor. While keeping the shoulders flat on the floor, they should let their knees fall slowly towards the left. After returning the legs back to the original starting point, the same action should be repeated.
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