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PAIN IN THE NECK: TIPS TO ALLEVIATE SYMPTOMS

  Did you know your neck is one of the most flexible segments of your spine? However neck pain affects 10% of the population annually. Pain is either localized to the cervical spine, commonly known as your neck, or it may radiate down your arm, which is referred to as “radiculopathy.” Because the nerves in [...]


GET THAT MONKEY OFF YOUR BACK WITH 5 WORKPLACE ERGONOMICS TIPS

Do you find yourself  leaving work with headaches, back aches, sore shoulders and neck, or wrist pain? These common complaints are typically attributed to poor ergonomics in the workplace. Ergonomics is the science of blending the workstation with the worker in order to increase health and productivity and decrease work-related musculoskeletal disorders. In this post [...]