5 Simple Back Stretches
5 Simple Back Stretches The human body wasn’t designed to sit in a chair all day. Your tendons, ligaments and muscles — especially those immediately surrounding your spinal column — all need stretching. It’s the nature of your body to want to move. When your connective tissues don’t get regular stretching, they tend to get […]
Proper Posture When Seated
Proper Posture When Seated Proper posture doesn’t come naturally; you have to train your body to sit and stand “correctly.” Medical science has come a long way in the past few decades. Doctors and physical therapists at The Southeastern Spine Institute now know the postures that place the least amount of strain on your back […]
5 Tips for a Healthy Back
5 Tips to Keep Your Back Healthy You already know — or should know by now — not to bend at the waist when you pick something up. Instead, bend your knees and lift with your legs, not your back. That’s common sense and it will protect your back from injury. Five other common sense […]