Hello to all!
This is our first blog and I wanted to thank you for checking in on Sport and Spine Therapy of Marin's new blog! Our goal and intention for this blog is to share ideas, information, and to offer suggestions on how to live a healthier life! Wouldn't it be great to be free of aches and pains!
I have been in practice now for 18 years so I have seen my fair share of patients with aches and pains and I feel that the majority of issues comes down to one basic idea - we have all stopped moving throughout our days! Think about your day and what you do. How much time do you spend on your rear-end, sitting in a car, or sitting at a desk? The vast majority of lower back problems can be attributed to lumbar disc problems. One of the worst positions we can assume in a day is the seated posture, especially the slouched posture. Sure, it can be relaxing to recline and lounge in a comfy couch, but that slouched posture we all get at our desks and in school, places tremendous strain on the discs in our back.
Technology has made incredible advances in our lifetime to help us navigate the web, search for whatever is on your mind, and the possibilities are endless - you want to know about something, Google it! The problem is that we spend too much time on the computer at work or at home and this lack of movement is contributing to our decline in health, especially low back health. The minute we stop moving, our health can begin to decline! Think back in evolution...back to the caveman days...if a caveman stopped moving, they either starved or were eaten by some predator. A similar decline can happen when we stop moving at work and home - we get out of shape, gain weight, start to pile on the health issues such as cardiovascular disease, joint stiffness, and thus the aches and pains that we are now experiencing.
What can you do about it? Simple, get moving!!! Set up your office so that you actually have to get up and out of your chair to go to the fax machine, stand up and take a phone call, set a timer to go off every 15 minutes to stand up and stretch, or go for a walk during lunch instead of sitting at your desk and eating. A little can go a long way as far as improving your health. For example, in our office, we have started a 30-day squat challenge and in just 6 days, I have started to feel better and stronger in my legs! You can do it too. Get up and get moving!!
If you have any questions on what to do or how to do it correctly, contact us at [email protected] or [email protected] and we will be happy to help you get moving and stay moving! We look forward to hearing from you. We have the solutions to get you in better health starting today! - Steve Thompson, MPT, OCS, CEO, Owner
This is our first blog and I wanted to thank you for checking in on Sport and Spine Therapy of Marin's new blog! Our goal and intention for this blog is to share ideas, information, and to offer suggestions on how to live a healthier life! Wouldn't it be great to be free of aches and pains!
I have been in practice now for 18 years so I have seen my fair share of patients with aches and pains and I feel that the majority of issues comes down to one basic idea - we have all stopped moving throughout our days! Think about your day and what you do. How much time do you spend on your rear-end, sitting in a car, or sitting at a desk? The vast majority of lower back problems can be attributed to lumbar disc problems. One of the worst positions we can assume in a day is the seated posture, especially the slouched posture. Sure, it can be relaxing to recline and lounge in a comfy couch, but that slouched posture we all get at our desks and in school, places tremendous strain on the discs in our back.
Technology has made incredible advances in our lifetime to help us navigate the web, search for whatever is on your mind, and the possibilities are endless - you want to know about something, Google it! The problem is that we spend too much time on the computer at work or at home and this lack of movement is contributing to our decline in health, especially low back health. The minute we stop moving, our health can begin to decline! Think back in evolution...back to the caveman days...if a caveman stopped moving, they either starved or were eaten by some predator. A similar decline can happen when we stop moving at work and home - we get out of shape, gain weight, start to pile on the health issues such as cardiovascular disease, joint stiffness, and thus the aches and pains that we are now experiencing.
What can you do about it? Simple, get moving!!! Set up your office so that you actually have to get up and out of your chair to go to the fax machine, stand up and take a phone call, set a timer to go off every 15 minutes to stand up and stretch, or go for a walk during lunch instead of sitting at your desk and eating. A little can go a long way as far as improving your health. For example, in our office, we have started a 30-day squat challenge and in just 6 days, I have started to feel better and stronger in my legs! You can do it too. Get up and get moving!!
If you have any questions on what to do or how to do it correctly, contact us at [email protected] or [email protected] and we will be happy to help you get moving and stay moving! We look forward to hearing from you. We have the solutions to get you in better health starting today! - Steve Thompson, MPT, OCS, CEO, Owner
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