Spinal Health Tips for Busy Professionals
Are you guilty of spending long hours seated at a desk, barely moving throughout the day? If so, you’re not alone – but it’s time to adjust your thinking and prioritise your spinal health. National Spinal Health Week is here, and this year’s theme, “Movement,” is a powerful reminder of the importance of staying active to support your spine and overall well-being.
1. Mind Your Posture: Whether you’re sitting at your desk or standing in a meeting, pay attention to your posture. Keep your shoulders relaxed, spine aligned, and feet flat on the floor to reduce strain on your back. Sometimes even sitting on a fitball can help to make you more posturally aware
2. Take Regular Breaks: Make it a habit to take short breaks throughout the day to stretch and move around. Set a timer to remind yourself to stand up, try our morning movement exercises (Which can be found here…ADD LINK), and give your spine a break from prolonged sitting.
3. Invest in Ergonomic Solutions: Consider investing in ergonomic office furniture and accessories, such as an adjustable chair, ergonomic keyboard, and monitor riser. These tools can help support proper posture.
4. Stay Active: Incorporate regular exercise into your routine to strengthen the muscles that support your spine. Whether it’s a quick walk during your lunch break or a yoga class after work, find activities that you enjoy and make them a priority.
5. Maintain your posture with Chiropractic: We consider checking the spine to be a key into maintaining your spinal health. If you would like to arrange a consult, click here.
Remember, a healthy spine is essential for maintaining overall well-being, so prioritise self-care and make your spinal health a priority!
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT AT FREMANTLE CHIROPRACTIC
Ready to take the steps towards a better you?
Our dedicated team at Fremantle Chiropractic provides quality chiropractic care in a safe and family friendly environment. The below steps are what you can expect in our Fremantle practice.
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Discovery
Here we listen to your health concerns, gathering all the information about what’s happening right now, along with your health journey to date.
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Examination
Then we want to get our hands on you! We want to feel your spine and take you through the objective tests that will tell us what your body is doing right now.
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Get Started
We pride ourselves in being able to put together all of the information and come up with a care plan to help to get you back on track, allowing you to reach your optimal health potential.
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Prevention
As we want to be able to check your progress regularly, our extensive objective tests allow us to do that. At regular intervals we will perform key tests to make sure that you are healing and headed in the right direction.
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