Category: Text Neck

Summertime, and the livin’ is easy….

Sweet words from one of our favourite summer tunes. School is out and for many of us it means going on a staycation or jetting off to a foreign location. A holiday wherever it is should be a chance to relax, unwind and completely enjoy yourself. Back pain, knee strain and shoulder problems from injuries whilst on holiday…

Posture Doctor – ‘SITTING’ IS THE NEW SMOKING

AT THE POSTURE DOCTOR, WE OFTEN GET ASKED “DOES SITTING CAUSE MY LOW BACK PAIN?” TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION LET’S TALK ABOUT THIS TOPIC IN DEPTH. In recent years sitting has been linked to an array of health issues. From heart problems, diabetes, depression and back pain- it seems to be the cause of most…

Musicians and Posture Doctor Achieve Perfect Harmony

photo of a Musician

Is Your Instrument Causing You Neck, Wrist or Back Pain? Do you Play an instrument? Then this blog is for you! As a musician, you put a lot of stress and strain on your body, more than the average person. Just like professional sports athletes, you often practice for numerous hours per day to perfect…

Posture Doctor Provides Rapid Relief for Frozen Shoulder

Womens shoulder

Recently at the Posture Doctor in our Cookstown and Belfast practice, we have been seeing an influx of patients in clinic with frozen shoulder, so we decided to create this factsheet is for people who have Frozen Shoulder, or those who would like information on it.  Frozen shoulder is also known as Adhesive Capsulitis. Frozen…

Text Neck – Is Your Phone Killing Your Back?

Text Neck

Millions of people do it throughout the day and are totally unaware that phone use can be detrimental to your posture. Did you know that phone use can double or triple the weight of your head and can strain your neck? If you are reading this article on a phone or tablet, you are probably…