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4 Mobility Exercises To Improve Your Posture
16 March 2022

4 Mobility Exercises To Improve Your Posture

Poor posture can lead to many musculoskeletal disorders and injuries. In this blog, Osteopath, Nathan Switkowski demonstrates 4 mobility exercises that can be performed at home to improve your overall posture. read more

Common causes of headaches, upper back and neck pain and what to do to prevent it
4 September 2018

Common causes of headaches, upper back and neck pain and what to do to prevent it

Did you know that an average head weighs approximately 5kg, with kids not far behind? Our neck works very hard to hold our head up and consists of 7 small vertebrae, numerous ligaments and muscles that extend from our skull to our shoulders and into our upper back. With this in mind, is it any wonder that poor posture can contribute to headaches and upper back and neck pain! read more

Posture
7 March 2017

Posture

Posture is the position in which you hold your body upright against gravity while standing, sitting or lying down. Good posture involves training your body to stand, walk, sit and lie in positions where the least strain is placed on supporting muscles and ligaments during movement or weight-bearing activities. read more