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5 Steps To Solve Chronic Health Problem

Life By Design

Is there anything more frustrating than dealing with the same health problem over and over again?

If that’s an experience you know all too well and you haven’t made a single change to what you’re doing…well, that’s what Einstein called insanity.

Here are the first 5 steps to solving a chronic health problem.

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Top 5 Core Exercises For Your Low Back

Move By Design

If there’s one thing that’s become abundantly clear, it’s how incredibly adaptable we are as humans.

Adaptation is always useful in the short term, allowing us to cope with a ton of stress and survive… but there’s always a cost.

One of our big concerns is that, with an extended break from your regular chiropractic checkups, your core problem may start to resurface.  For some, this may mean more pain and discomfort, but for a lot of us, it’s more subtle than that…

It’s the slow and steady loss of function that often goes unnoticed.

While there’s no real replacement for your chiropractic checkups, there are still lots of things you CAN do to protect your spine.

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Sitting Risks: How Harmful Is Too Much Sitting?

Power By Design

Shoulders rounded, head forward, and eyes down.

Remind you of anyone you know?

It’s human nature to assume this Quasimodo-like trend is “no big deal,” but your Grandmother was wise when she told you to “stand up straight!”

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Research Shows Tech Neck May Cause Serious Health Problems

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The global technology boom may have improved our lives and connected the world, but it has also caused an epidemic of “Tech Neck” and contributed to some serious health problems.

New York spine surgeon Dr. Kenneth Hansraj published research in 2014 measuring the effects of forward head posture (aka tech neck) on the cervical spine and found that a normal 12-pound head can weigh as much as 60 pounds when bent forward.

Imagine walking around all day with a child wrapped around your neck!

Forward head posture has been linked to conditions like spinal degeneration, disc disease, abnormal curvatures of the spine, headaches…even respiratory problems, depression, and reduced mortality.

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