Chiropractors deal with this problem and many other issues arising from poor posture every day.

Many people feel confused that they have any pain at all because they haven't done anything. However, they forget that 8 hours at a desk a day is an incredible strain on the body. Add factors like stress and a workstation with poor ergonomics and the combination is an explosive mix of the most predictive risk factors for back, neck and arm problems in office workers.

Th effects of postural strain may be felt in most age groups – even in school going children. Many patients seek treatment and advice for achy backs and necks however, there are also a good proportion who ignore the warning signs and wait until they have severe back or neck pain, often with pain radiating into the leg. Fortunately, chiropractors are able to help both groups but we would encourage you to listen to your bodies and seek help before you have a severe problem.

Chiropractors help free up restricted joints, loosen off muscle and give you advice on how to hold yourself correctly as well as do day-to-day tasks. Patients feel enormous benefit from the treatment and are inspired to try and change their postures to help maintain a healthy spine. They find it easier and more natural to sit up straight and become aware of how to stop mental stress being translated and held in their postures – which can often result in headaches.

MYTH: Once you start seeing a Chiropractor you have to continue going for EVER....

This is absolutely not true! You do not have to do anything you don't want to do, including brushing your teeth twice a day, exercising 3 times a week, eating your five a day...but wait, you do try and do these things! Why? Because you believe these are important to keep yourself healthy.

This is why some Chiropractic patients choose maintenance care. It helps keep their joints moving, they get their exercises reviewed and discuss anything new that may have cropped up. They do not HAVE to be there! These are the same people who go back to their dentist twice a year to get their teeth checked and cleaned.

Very few problems simply occur out of the blue. Most times it is due to an underlying weakness or dysfunction which only become obvious that particular morning you decided to get out of bed and your back 'went'. You'd been getting out of bed quite easily for the previous forty years so why should it cause such a severe problem now? The answer is that you've finally overwhelmed your bodies ability to be able to compensate for this movement. If you'd seen a chiropractor prior to this they would likely have advised core exercises to give you additional support and also ensured that you spine was functioning optimally. Is this a guarantee? Sadly not, but it is a sensible preventative measure to make sure you are looking after you spine and minimising the impact of our daily lives and habits have on it.