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Diaphragmatic Breathing for Better posture

diaphragmatic breathing,

For those of you suffering from neck pain, poor posture and stress, this might be a good fix to help with creating a better posture.

1)      Lye on your back, relax and put one hand on your chest, and your other hand on your stomach.  Take five deep breaths, and try to notice which hand rises more predominantly.  If you find the hand over your chest rising more than the stomach, it shows that you rely on your chest and poor posture muscles instead of using your diaphragm to breath.

2)      Practice your breathing protocols with 3 sets of 60 seconds of breathing with your stomach rising and pushing into your hands.  This will not only reduce your transient stress levels and increase breathing efficiency, but also reduce the over activation of bad posture muscles such as the Scalenes and Levater Scapula.

3)      Progress to 3x 5 minute protocols after a week. You will feel less stress and have better posture in no time.

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Quick Posture Tip

How to prevent back, neck, and shoulder pains

Proper Posture is the key!

A few things to remember:

– don’t slouch when you are sitting or standing

– bring your shoulder blades back

– have your chest out

– contract your stomach muscles by tucking in your tummy

James Keung
Clinical Intern

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Quick Posture Tip

How to prevent back, neck, and shoulder pains

Proper Posture is the key!

A few things to remember:

– don’t slouch when you are sitting or standing

– bring your shoulder blades back

– have your chest out

– contract your stomach muscles by tucking in your tummy

James Keung
Clinical Intern

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Shoulder pain? Check your shoulder blades!

Having shoulder pain?  Check out your scapular stability and mobility before moving towards the rotator cuffs.   Our shoulder blades (scapula) are the base of support for the shoulder, and it can amount to as much as two thirds of all shoulder elevation.  Many times we look to strengthen the rotator cuffs way too early.  Make sure to correct the foundation before building the house.    Have your practitioner perform a scapular thoracic function test the next time you are in the clinic.

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