DID YOU KNOW... Back pain is one of the most common & disabling of injuries? A large percentage of the population complains of recurring back pain (this increases with age!). More males than females get back injuries Back pain is a common risk in these types of occupations: truckers, firefighters, health care workers (paramedics, nurses, aides), and labourers. Back pain is commonly caused or made worse by poor posture, overweight/obesity, repetitive sprains & strains, muscle

Quit slouching! Stand up straight! Do you remember your mum yelling those orders at you when you were a teenager? You would stand at attention and pull your shoulders back for about 30 seconds only to slouch into your relaxed teenage posture once again. As we age and start to deal with neck and back pain, we reminisce and think perhaps our mothers were on to something! What is Posture According to good old Webster posture is "the position in which someone holds their body