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Is Hunching Over Your Laptop Hurting Your Neck?
The Growing Problem of Hunched-Over Laptop Syndrome
The average person uses a computer, typically a laptop, on a daily basis for several hours, whether is it viewing work e-mails, staying up-to-date with news, and even communicating with friends and family on social media platforms. In one study, it was found that people between the ages of 16 and 24 spend about 27 hours a week viewing the Internet from their laptops. Could you be a victim from H.O.L.S. (Hunched-Over Laptop Syndrome) and not even know it? When you constantly look down at your laptop screen, you are putting tension on your neck’s muscular and skeletal structures. After an hour or so, the muscles become burdened with excess load and thus get strained. Over time, you can develop neck issues such as cervical muscle strains, loss of normal cervical curve, misalignment/subluxation of the neck and mid-back vertebrae and even herniated cervical discs from H.O.L.S. Yikes!
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Staying active is good for both the body and brain and now more than ever it’s important to designate time each day to going out for a walk.
How to Stay Healthy at Home
We’ve recently posted a couple of videos about how you can stay healthy at home during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Our first is all about posture…with so many working at home, it makes sense that people may be experiencing some discomfort related to how they’re working. Check out how our expert says you can stretch to stay healthy!
Spring Cleaning Shouldn’t be Back Breaking
Clean with Care to Spare Yourself from Back Pain
With the spring season here, everyone has one thing on his or her mind, SPRING CLEANING! What many people may not realize is that lower back injuries are extremely common during this time due to all the reaching and bending involved with cleaning. Activities such as, vacuuming rugs, cleaning floors, yard work, and lifting heavy objects, can all lead to a risk of lower back strain/injury. But cleaning shouldn’t be back breaking!
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