The average person spends 4.9 hours a day looking down at their phone, whether that be texting or surfing the internet. That means for nearly a fifth of your day, your head is being forced into an unnatural downwards position, which can cause muscle tension and neck pain and put unusual pressure on your spine….
Vancouver RMT Article of the Week Are you seated at a desk for the majority of your day? With your arms up typing, and your head orientated towards a computer screen? There are certain discomforts that can result from spending the day-to-day in the same position. Click the link or read the excerpts below or some…
Whiplash – what a pain in the neck… literally! When you hear the word “whiplash”, you probably think about car accidents. And you’d be right – about 20% of people who have been in car accidents experience whiplash. But there are a lot of other activities that can cause whiplash, especially if you live an…
Yet another new and rigorous medical study funded by the United States National Institute of Health and conducted over 5 years with over 18,000 patients shows acupuncture is effective in reducing the pain and discomfort associated with migraines, arthritis, and other back, neck, and shoulder issues. Read the corresponding New York Times article here.
As many people turn to a registered massage therapist for relief from headaches, it’s common for them to indicate that they’re suffering from a migraine headache. It’s understandable because the term ‘migraine’ is often the mistaken go-to label for a ‘really bad headache’, but in fact, there are different types of headaches, and it’s important…
Are you familiar with “head-forward posture?” It is easy to understand a level of discomfort when an extra load equivalent to 10 pounds is added to the weight of your head for each inch your head sits in front of its normal resting position. Smaller muscles which are designed for another purpose are forced to hold up…
Headaches can be triggered by any number of things. Massage therapy has shown very promising results in the relief and treatment of some tension headaches. Of the dozens and dozens of muscles in the head and neck, any number of them can be the source of your headache pain. Getting rid of this pain with…