Sleep should be a restful period, but for a lot of people with chronic pain, it’s not. For some reason, sleeping actually seems to make pain and fatigue worse. Frustrating? Yes. Incomprehensible? No. When pain is a result of poor posture, sleeping can often exacerbate the pain. Beds often tweak the body in ways that [...]
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Why is it so hard to make a fake knee?
Find out why making a fake knee can be so hard, and why it’s practically impossible to make one as good as a biological one.
Pictures from the party are up!
Silly pictures from the opening of Upright Health’s new location in San Diego are up! You can head to Lumiere Imagery’s facebook page and check out the Silly Photos album to see them all! Sadly, there aren’t any pictures of Sebastian‘s magic show… Again, special thanks go to the raffle prize sponsors: Icetown La Jolla [...]
Wrist pain taught me to stand up straight
I was a student at UCLA. I worked in an on-campus computer lab. One winter, I injured my right shoulder in mid-air while snowboarding. I struggled to figure out how to help my shoulder heal, but nothing was helping. Physical therapy wasn’t helping. Sitting on my butt, chatting online, and updating my friendster profile while [...]
Heel pain? What are your shoulders doing?
Everything is connected — in your personal life, in business, in your body. I have a client who can tell you personally just how much those connections matter. We’ll call him “Mr. Twister.” Mr. Twister had pain in his feet that wasn’t caused by anything going on anywhere near his feet. Take a look at [...]
Your email addiction is killing you!
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.
Could your smart phone be hurting your knees?
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!
Are you driving your foot wonky?
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!
You aren’t the only one who can’t sit up straight
Bad research done at the University of Queensland questions the existence of ideal sitting posture. Find out what makes this research so laughable.
Getting needled? Posture still matters!
According to the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, posture matters in the outcome of your TCM treatments.
