Ever hear of the medical diagnosis “miserable malalignment?” Neither had I, until a client of mine who’s a physical therapist told me she had once been diagnosed with the condition (I still have trouble believing it’s a real diagnosis because it sounds so mean-spirited).
What is it? Well, it’s when a bunch of things in [...]
I have to share these pictures of a client who recently started working with me. He’s a guy who, before he came to me, had already gone through months and months of chiropractic treatments and prescribed exercises and still had the same old recurring pain and the same old bad posture.
Look at what he [...]
One of the best metaphors for the way your body works is one of the car. Let’s say your left front tire keeps going bald. Every seven months, the left front tire is run totally bald — and yet somehow all the other tires seem to be fine. Is the problem the tire, or is [...]
I know, you have to check your email again. There might be SOMETHING really good in there, so you HAVE to stay sitting there with your neck stretched out and your shoulders rounded. If you’ve been trying to snap your addiction to email for your posture and productivity’s sake, Google’s got a fantastic tool for you.
I love smart phones. I think they’re fantastic for making business happen, for greasing the wheels of every transaction in daily life, and for making life more productive, easier, and fun. But smart phones aren’t always the smartest choice when it comes to your posture!
Announcing a free workshop for those suffering from chronic pain!
Is pain sucking the life out of you — making you less efficient and more irritable? Learn how changing your diet and posture can relieve your chronic pain. Walk away knowing which foods to add and remove from your diet as well as simple and [...]
Chronic pain is frustrating precisely because it seems like you’ll never beat it. Everywhere you turn, someone is telling you that pain is just a necessary part of aging and that there’s nothing you can do about it. Doctors are telling you that some injuries just don’t heal, so tough cookies. Have some pills.
As [...]
Are you a San Diegan suffering from chronic pain, looking for answers but finding nothing but half-truths, half-solutions, and half-baked ideas?
Come to a free workshop, hosted here at the Upright Health office! You’ll get vital information that will show you the way to get out of pain and get back to living your life! The evening will be one hour long with two information-packed talks by Samantha Hua of Happy Food Health and Matt Hsu of Upright Health.
In San Diego, driving is a necessity. Natives know that the “North American Outstanding Public Transportation System of Year” award given to the MTS is little more than a joke to anyone who needs to traverse four miles in under an hour. Well — guess what — it also has an effect on your posture!
Just a quick reminder to all you folks out there sitting in front of computers all day: stand up and stretch!
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“I had developed wrist pain and found that if I moved my wrist a certain way it would POP and swell for at least a week. I went to my doctor who told me that my tendon was stretched and either to wear a brace everyday or if that did not work to have surgery. I wore the brace and one day Matt asked why I had on the brace. I told him and he had me relax and he looked at my posture and noticed the hurting wrist and arm was not aligned properly. He showed me some exercises to do and at best I was skeptical but I tried them and lo and behold my wrist once aligned properly with my body my wrist stopped hurting. I tell everyone about Matt and how he helped me. He is amazing. Everyone should see him.”
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