Chiropractic Education for Injuries

Combat Back Pain At Work - Here Are 5 Easy Steps

5 Steps to Combat Back Pain While at the Office

If you are someone who works in an office and sits at a desk all day, you have probably experienced back pain due to your prolonged sitting.

Is there any way to avoid the back pain?

Luckily, yes.

In this blog, we lay out five ways you can combat back pain while at the office.

And when you are experiencing Back Pain? Find relief with our Back Pain Doctor at Arrowhead Clinic.

Table of contents:

• How long do we sit?
• Using an ergonomic desk chair
• Adjusting your chair to your body
• Exploring alternatives to your office chair
• Maintaining good posture
• Staying active
• Relieve your back pain at Arrowhead Clinic

If you're reading this, I'm willing to bet you're sitting in an office chair. 

There's also a good chance you've been sitting there for a decent amount of time.

Maybe even hours.

Are you comfortable?

Maybe at first, but I bet you aren't as the day goes by.

You're at least feeling some discomfort in your back if you're not having outright aches and pains.

Unfortunately, this is just the way it is.

We go to work, sit in a chair for about 8 hours, and then we go home. Rinse and repeat.

What are we to do ?

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How to Bend Over Properly To Pick Things Up Without Hurting Your Back

4 Steps to Take for Bending Over Properly to Pick Things up without Hurting your Back

You hear it all the time − someone hurts their back from trying to pick something up.

Most likely, there was an improper strategy to pick up the item.

If you are going to be picking up items, it is important to know steps and strategies in order to avoid Back Pain.

If you are experiencing Back Pain, it's important to see a Back Pain Chiropractor as soon as possible.

In this article, we go over 4 techniques to properly lift things so that you do not hurt your back.

Table of contents:

• Bending over for proper pick-up
  • Stick out your booty
  • Keep items close
  • Do not slouch 
  • Clench your glutes
• What do I do if I get back pain from lifting something up?
• Seek chiropractic care at Arrowhead Clinic

Have you ever tried to go an entire day and not bend over or lift something?

It's harder than it sounds!

You may think you don't do it often, but if you start to pay attention you'll realize that you probably drop something on the floor at least once per day and if you're around children, you're probably bending to lift them up over very often. 

The problem is, most of us don't pay attention to how we bend over, and if we do it frequently, we may not realize the problems we could be causing on our spine. 

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How Do I Know If I Have Whiplash?

10 Symptoms to Determine If You Have Whiplash

Although many injuries are often noticeable right away, especially after a car accident, whiplash is one of those injuries that may take hours or days to present symptoms during normal activities.

This makes it difficult for the victim to know that it is there after the initial injury. 

However, there are some telltale signs of whiplash that all accident victims should look out for to know if a Whiplash Injury has occurred.

In this blog, we explore the 10 symptoms of whiplash and how to treat this injury (as soon as possible!)

Tables of contents:

• How do I know if I have whiplash?
• Common signs of whiplash
• Chiropractic care for whiplash
• Chiropractic care at Arrowhead Clinic

Whiplash is a Neck Injury that most often occurs when there is a forceful or rapid back and forth motion of the neck, almost like the cracking of a whip, or a fast moving roller coaster. 

Whiplash is a common injury that occurs during a motor vehicle accident causing severe neck pain, most often occurring in rear-end car accidents. The backward and forward motion take the ligaments and muscles in the neck beyond their normal range of motion, resulting in neck pain and muscle spasms.

Whiplash injuries in the neck can range from mild to severe, however, it's always best to receive Chiropractic Treatment after an injury like this occurs to ensure that it does not worsen to whiplash-associated disorders, or linger for an extended period of time.

 

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