Is sitting bad for your health
Is excess sitting as bad as smoking for health It seems a drastic statement doesn’t it, but studies have shown that long-term sitting IS harmful for your health and the effects of it may not be reversible through exercise or other good habit changes. The key is essentially to minimise the risk by limiting the […]
Get a good night, with the correct pillow
Get a good night with the correct pillow There are so many pillows on the market nowadays that choosing the right one has become a chore in itself. From memory foam to feather to orthopaedic the choice is huge. Getting a good night’s rest and waking up in the morning with less neck and back […]
Posture and the dreaded forward head by osteopath Susan Bunce
The curse of the forward head posture In clinic many of my clients present to me with a classic postural problems and the ‘forward head posture’ (FHP) This tends to have been perfected by the client over a period of time and results in the head drifting forward, instead of the ears being positioned over […]
Is your chair causing your back pain
“Does my chair cause me back pain?” this is one of the most common questions I get asked in clinic. There is no ‘best chair’ where one size and shape fits all. In my opinion you could spend £10 on a chair or £200 on a chair and still get back pain. I believe the […]
Back Pain and Posture
Few of us are likely to conclude that we have perfect posture. Most of us probably had back pain for spending too much time in a bad posture while slumped at our laptop, staring at a screen at work or stand slouched, as it ‘feels more comfortable’. In today’s modern technological world, we have become […]
