Scoliosis is a curvature of the spine. Severe scoliosis can result in heart and breathing problems. Here’s more information on the effects of scoliosis and how it’s treated.
Are you suffering from Whiplash?
A whiplash accident affects the 7 cervical vertebrae of the neck and is most commonly caused by car accidents when the force of a blow from the rear causes the head to whip backward and forward.
This video shows how whiplash results from the rapid movement of the skull during a motor vehicle accident. This action can cause tears in the muscles, tendons or ligaments of the neck.
It can also cause a nerve to become pinched between two vertebrae, resulting in pain or numbness that may radiate down to the shoulder, arm and hand.
Work giving you a pain in the neck?
Have you got a pain in the neck at your workplace? No, not that annoying person. Neck, upper back pain, and headaches is a common complaint among office workers, especially women.
This repetitive strain injury is caused by working long periods of time (8-5 jobs) in bad postures with a computer. Your head weighs about 8-10 lbs and the muscles in the back of your neck are under tremendous stress if you’re looking down at a desk for 8 hours every day.
Want a simple solution? Get a copyholder. A copy what? It’s basically a paper stand that keeps your work at eye level and takes the strain off your neck. Very inexpensive solution that your neck will thank you for and you will be less stressed at the end of your work day.
