Continually wearing the wrong items, such as a heavy backpack or bag on one shoulder, can cause injury to your health.
You probably wouldn't connect getting ill with what you wear, but perhaps you should. When it comes to being healthy, you probably don't give your clothes or accessories a second thought. The reality is that what you wear or carry could play a crucial role in your health, even making you ill if you continually wear the wrong items, such as a heavy backpack or bag. Clothing fit is also an important consideration for health. Clothes or accessories that are too tight can constrict blood flow, reduce your range of motion and cause discomfort.
From your head to your toes, what you put on your body on a daily basis needs to be considered for total wellness. Below are some of our recommendations for back saving wear.
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A Back Saver Wallet
Category: Health & Wellness, Wellness Essentials, What You Wear
Most men carry a wallet in their back pockets and in many cases it can be over a half an inch thick. Sitting on a half inch wedge for hours at a time over a period of years is one of the most overlooked causes of spinal misalignments and spinal pain including back pain, neck pain and even headaches.
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A Healthy Backpack
Category: Health & Wellness, Wellness Essentials, What You Wear
Another important wellness essential product is an ergonomically designed backpack. It is amazing how we can put thousands of pages of data onto a microchip smaller than the eye can see, yet kids are carrying backpacks that are heavier than ever filled with text books. Many schools are taking away kid's
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Buy Good Shoes
Category: Health & Wellness, Wellness Essentials, What You Wear
Most people spend close to two-thirds of their life in shoes, so wearing shoes that fit well is very important. Our feet endure tremendous pressures daily. For example, an average day of walking brings a force equal to several hundred tons on your feet. Feet are subject to more injury than any other
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Orthotics
Category: Health & Wellness, Wellness Essentials, What You Wear
Your feet are the base that your body stands on. If your feet are weak or have structural problems, this can lead to problems in your knees, hips and low back, and can even cause headaches. Many people wear orthotics because they are good for their feet, but orthotics are even more important for those
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Health Resources
The following resources have been assembled to provide you with more chiropractic wellness care information available on the internet.
American Chiropractic Association
www.amerchiro.org
Palmer University
www.palmer.edu
Foundation for Chiropractic and Education Research
www.fcer.org
Children’s Chiropractic Research Foundation
www.icpa4kids.org
Journal for Vertebral Subluxation Research
www.jvsr.com
International Chiropractors Association
www.chiropractic.org
Chiropractic Resource Organization
www.chiro.org
Chiropractic Online Today
www.chiro-online.com
Chiroweb.com
www.chiroweb.com
World Federation of Chiropractic
www.wfc.org
The Association of Chiropractic Colleges
www.chirocolleges.org
World Chiropractic Alliance
www.worldchiropracticalliance.org
Today’s Chiropractic Magazine
www.todayschiropractic.com
National University of Health Sciences
www.nuhs.edu
Life College of Chiropractic
www.life.edu
New York College of Chiropractic
www.nycc.edu