Our parents and caregivers warned
us about slouching. Our teachers did, too. Certainly, our Buffalo, NY
chiropractor does now! Did we or do we pay attention? Not likely when we
were young and a very few of us who are older and wiser
now. The Novelli Wellness Center understands and embraces
slouchers and poor posture folks. Come to The Novelli Wellness Center for Buffalo, NY
back pain relief and neck pain relief from
your slouching ways. Go away with tips on how
to keep posture-influenced pain and
distress at bay.
SLOUCHING, LIFTING, POOR POSTURE AND PAIN
Slouching posture is just not good,
not good for your spine, your health, your mood. Slouching is linked
to things like pain, depression, and stress as well as lower
levels of general health, emotional well-being, and energy/fatigue. (1) Spinal
angles need to be abided by which slouching do
not do. The pelvic angle, the angle of pelvic tilt, body mass index
and thoracic kyphosis angle displayed a significant role in
whether a person had back pain or not. (2) Slouching while
lifting isn’t good either as it strained
disc fibers and increased intradiscal pressure. Consequently,
Recent research suggested using a “free posture” that it was neither
too kyphotic or lordotic curved. This used both active and passive
spine elements in a more balanced manner. (3) This concept of balance
makes practical sense to chiropractors and their chiropractic patients
who know well often what triggers their back pain flare-ups.
Buffalo, NY CHIROPRACTIC PATIENTS CAN LIST THINGS
THAT TRIGGER THEIR BACK PAIN
Back pain sufferers can explain to us
chiropractors what they believe brings on their
pain. Active movements (35%), static postures (28.1%), overdoing a task (5.3%),
biomechanical issues, lack of exercise, work and medications top
the list. Some Buffalo, NY back pain sufferers will concur
that even nonbiomedical matters like psychological state/stress/anxiety,
weather, sleep, diet and fatigue may trigger back pain. (4) Your
Buffalo, NY chiropractor is aware of how beneficial
our Buffalo, NY back pain patients’ understanding of
their pain helps them recover. Knowledge like this and
a tool can create great outcomes!
WHAT TO DO ABOUT SLOUCHING FOR BETTER POSTURE
Could today’s fancy tech improve posture? Potentially, it may help quite a
bit! As with anything in life, feedback
is good; feedback influences
change. In a recent study of feedback on posture
using a wearable feedback device just 15 minutes a day boosted
participants’ reports on physical functioning, emotions,
energy/fatigue, confidence, overall stress as well as neck and back posture compared to a group who didn’t use the device. (1) We – your Buffalo, NY chiropractor too
– may have the best of intentions to “watch” our posture,
but when it comes down to it, we just are not very good at it on our own! The Novelli Wellness Center is here to help.
CONTACT The Novelli Wellness Center
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Roy Siegel whose NYC practice partners with performers
of all types…as well as a special patient in Pope John Paul II…whose posture is
essential to what they do. On The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr.
Michael Johnson about his experience with The
Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Schedule you Buffalo, NY chiropractic appointment
with The Novelli Wellness Center today. Slouchers and poor posture sufferers of all ages
are welcome. It’s time to heed the
warning about the dangers of poor posture and resulting Buffalo, NY
back pain and neck pain. At The Novelli Wellness Center, you'll get pain relief and get
advice for preventing more pain.