
Sitting - why having "ants in the pants" could relieve your back
I have always been a big advocate of good sitting posture. Sitting tall with a nice lumbar curve just makes you feel so much better. You can breath easier, your head doesn't feel so heavy (because it isn't jutting forward like it tends to with a slouched posture), your back can relax and the discs in the lumbar spine are ideally positioned to safely take the weight of your upper body. All good reasons to use a back support to help you maintain that nice sitting posture. But t

Acupuncture and shoulder pain
Some of the common causes of shoulder pain include impingement syndrome, rotator cuff tears, frozen shoulder, arthritis and pinched nerve form the neck. Most people have heard of rotor cuff injuries. The rotor cuff consists of supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor and subscapularis muscle and tendons. These muscles can have micro tears or inflammation and weakness. This can lead to a frozen shoulder - which is a pain that restricts ROM (room of motion). Our shoulders are