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Kinesiology Graduate Rolls Away Tightness From Sedentary Lifestyle

My house guest is a recently graduated kinesiology student.  Four days after arriving in Israel, he is still sore from squeezing his 1.90 plus meter frame into an airplane seat for 12 hours. He is very aware of what happens to his posture when he tightens up. If you...

Stretching to Relieve Tension in the Neck and Upper Back

If you spend a lot of time at the computer, you probably feel tension in your shoulders and upper back. A few simple stretches outlined below by Ingrid Aria E-RYT and Jerusalem based therapeutic yoga teacher can help to reduce strain in the neck, shoulders and upper...
Stretching to Relieve Lower Back Tension

Stretching to Relieve Lower Back Tension

Contributing Author:  Ingrid Aria After chronic pain, back pain is the number two reason people from western countries visit the doctor annually. Although ergonomists might claim that the pain is the result of sitting, standing and bending incorrectly for many hours...

5 Do’s and Don’ts at the computer

Make sure your legs fit under your desk. If your desk has shelves or clutter underneath it, you are not able to get close enough to your keyboard and mouse without reaching.  Reaching for your keyboard and mouse will cause you shoulder and arm pain. If you can’t get...