The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) studies show 60 to 85 percent of people in the world lead a sedentary lifestyle, they believe this equates to approximately 2 million deaths per year being attributed to physical inactivity, prompting WHO to issue a warning that a sedentary lifestyle could very well be among the 10 leading causes…
You may think it’s to early too be stressing about bad posture and back pain for your child, but the opposite is actually true. By promoting good posture and preventing back injury and stress, you are helping your child avoid back pain in their later years. Did you know backpacks could be causing: Distortion to…
Backpacks are unavoidable for school aged children, even though they can lead to or enhance back pain and bad posture. When worn correctly though, one can reduce the chance of back pain or bad posture habits from backpacks. Compared to shoulder bags, messenger bags or purses, backpacks are better because the strongest muscles in the…
Back pain is a common problem in Australia and according to the Medical Journal of Australia, “Up to eighty per cent of Australians will experience back pain at some point in their lives and 10% will experience significant disability as a result”. Fortunately back pain is not usually caused by any serious disease and most…
While going on holidays is meant to be exciting and hopefully relaxing, sometimes, just getting to your destination can be a tremendous strain. It may be a long drive in a car, bus, a plane flight or even a train trip which although often a lot of fun, is also hard on the body, especially…