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Ever since lockdown began, we’ve been hearing from more and more of you about upper back and neck pain – probably because more of us are working from home! 🛋

For this reason, we want to talk to you about Upper Crossed Postural Syndrome (UCPS). 💁

UCPS is a common muscular imbalance which involves muscles in the neck and upper back. When there’s an imbalance, some muscles are overworked, causing tightness, and others are underworked, causing weakness.

Maybe you’ve been over working, increasing the intensity of your workouts, or have just decided to take up a new activity and are finding your body responding badly. 🤕

Whether it’s pain or stiffness, or any combination of discomfort, you might have overdone it! It’s time to go into pain management mode. 💆♀️

Here are the ways you can help your body heal from strain faster:

Creating healthy habits can be the basis of a better quality of life for you and your family. But how do you create habits that stick? 🤔 Here is our guide to getting you on the path to simpler, better health. Make it simple 🙆 Pick one small thing you’d like to focus on and start

It all begins with an idea.

How often do you stay seated during the day? 🐒 How often do you stretch? 🙆♀️ How often do you exercise? 🏃♂️ If you’re suffering with lower back tension – or have done in the past – it’s time to get moving! Even from home, there’s plenty you can do to help keep your spine healthy and strong. 💪

Our bodies are pretty incredible! Over one lifetime, our bodies serve us in so many ways, changing as we age. But our lives also change to support us, as our work, families and activities change over time. This moment right now is no exception! With most of us working from home lately, you might be starting the transition

Good wellbeing is all about harmony between as many areas of our life as possible. Not easy when we work, have a family and a home to take care of. How are you doing?  Take a look at the Wheel of Life below. You’ll see an area of life – health and fitness, spirituality, hobbies, etc! Each component that

This month is Scoliosis Awareness Month! Remember the nurse who checked our spines when we were kids at school (if you were born in the 70’s, maybe)? This is what she/he was looking for… Scoliosis is a condition that affects the curvature of the spine. From the back our spines should be straight. When we