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The cervical spine is extremely important for proper head posture and beyond. In recent decades, chronic overloading of the neck has become common, likely in relation to the continuing rise of sedentary employment. While it’s unreasonable to expect people to change their careers, changing head carriage to eliminate neck pain is much easier.
The cervical spine is the most mobile and often most overloaded part of the spine. It consists of 7 vertebrae: five regular vertebrae, plus the atlas (first) and axis (second), which are shaped specifically to allow the head to turn.
It may well be simply the body’s reaction to poor treatment, such as draft from an open car window or a less than ideal pillow. If so, home treatment should suffice. If there is a more severe underlying cause, you should see a doctor.
Did you know that 40% of adults suffer from back pain? At Adaptic, we have spent 16 years working on ways to help them. We have sought and tested the ideal therapeutic chair design for years, and finally succeeded. Our customers now tell us Adaptic chairs genuinely help relieve their pain.
Those who've experienced a herniated disc describe it as crippling pain shooting into the legs. But in some cases, there might be no pain at all. Let's talk about all you need to know about herniated discs.
Lower back pain, who doesn't know that, right? It's an extremely common complaint from people who spend a long time sitting. Physical evolution is a slow process, and humans haven't been sitting all day long enough to adapt to it. Our minds may have built civilization, but our bodies are basically indistinguishable from a hunter-gatherer caveman who spent all his time moving around.
Did you know that 40% of adults suffer from back pain? At Adaptic, we have spent 16 years working on ways to help them. We have sought and tested the ideal therapeutic chair design for years, and finally succeeded. Our customers now tell us Adaptic chairs genuinely help relieve their pain.
Scoliosis is a pathological curvature of the spine towards the left or right side of the body.
Those who've experienced a herniated disc describe it as crippling pain shooting into the legs. But in some cases, there might be no pain at all. Let's talk about all you need to know about herniated discs.
Did you know that 40% of adults suffer from back pain? At Adaptic, we have spent 16 years working on ways to help them. We have sought and tested the ideal therapeutic chair design for years, and finally succeeded. Our customers now tell us Adaptic chairs genuinely help relieve their pain.
Scoliosis is a pathological curvature of the spine towards the left or right side of the body.
The cervical spine is extremely important for proper head posture and beyond. In recent decades, chronic overloading of the neck has become common, likely in relation to the continuing rise of sedentary employment. While it’s unreasonable to expect people to change their careers, changing head carriage to eliminate neck pain is much easier.
The negative effects of sitting on back and neck pain and abdominal muscle weakness are well known, and a subject of personal experience for many working-age people. The pelvic floor is an anatomical region that plays an important role in sitting, but is often overlooked in prevention efforts. Sacroiliac pain, inability to conceive, erectile dysfunction, and painful sex are only some of the symptoms that sitting-related pelvic floor problems may cause. This article takes a systematic look at the pelvic floor and recommends exercises to prevent its dysfunction.
Osteoarthritis is a joint condition which gradually destroys articular cartilage. Read up on its origins and recommended treatments.
Satisfaction with a job well done. For many of us a key source of motivation for going to work every morning, right up there with the money and a good team. But this satisfaction can easily be overshadowed by the pain of a repetitive strain injury, a typical example of which is carpal tunnel syndrome.
Osteoarthritis is a joint condition which gradually destroys articular cartilage. Read up on its origins and recommended treatments.
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The tilting seat improves overall posture and actively exercises abdominal and pelvic muscles. The organs of the pelvic area also receive greater blood flow, which helps in treating functional infertility, prostate problems, and hemorrhoids.
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I am a licensed physical therapist with more than 16 years in the field. I specialize in disorders of musculoskeletal function, traumatology, and orthopaedics. I am certified in Professor Kolář's Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization technique, as a therapeutic physical education instructor by the Czech Ministry of Education, and as a tutor for AKRIS (the accredited educational programs of the Czech Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs).
I am a physical therapist with over 10 years of experience, specializing in spine and spinal cord injuries. I am also a Nordic walking instructor accredited by the Czech Ministry of Education, and personal physical therapist to the current Czech champion and Czech indoor record holder in disability shot put.
I provide therapeutic exercise services, personal training (including Olympic athletes), and reconditioning, athletic and standard massages.
I am a physical therapist and personal trainer. In the hospital and in the gym, I mainly rely on the Kolář DNS technique. I'm currently also learning the Vojta technique.
I am a physical therapist and SM System trainer at the Healthy Back Center (Centrum zdravých zad) in Prague. I train clients one-on-one and in groups. I most often work with people with vertebrogenic problems, that is, problems with the spine and related areas. I can help with prevention and treatment of herniated discs.
