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Lower Cross Syndrome

Lower Cross Syndrome (LCS) is caused by muscle strength imbalance in the lower segment of the body. When muscles are frequently shortened and lengthened, these imbalances can occur. That is, it occurs when weak abdominal and gluteal muscles are combined with tight iliopsoas and erector spinal muscles. This forms a cross when a person stands sideways. This leads to a person having a forward head posture and flat gluteal or protruding gluteal and a protruding abdomen. How to know if…

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Upper Cross Syndrome

Upper cross syndrome (UCS) is a condition that refers to the configuration of the muscle groups in the neck, chest, and shoulders that become deformed mostly brought about by poor posture. The muscles in the upper trapezius and the levator scapula are the most affected as they become extremely strained and overactive. This affects the muscles in the front of the chest, the pectoralis major and the minor muscles, to become tight and shortened. The overactive muscles cause the surrounding…

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Preventing Text Neck

Some 83 percent of American adults own cell phones, and three-quarters of them send and receive text messages. Text messaging users send or receive an average of 41.5 messages per day, with the median user sending or receiving 10 texts daily. As technology advances, allowing us to do more tasks on smaller equipment, our bodies often pay the price. With a growing potential for injuries from tools we rely on, it’s a good time to learn how to minimize the…

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Three Benefits of Seeing A Chiropractor You May Not Know About

Most people don’t think of chiropractic care when they adopt a healthy lifestyle.  Chiropractic care is often associated with accidents and injury.  In reality, however, seeing a chiropractor should not only be part of a healthy routine, but it also offers plenty of benefits.  Here are just a few of the advantages of seeing a chiropractor regularly. Helps Boost the Immune System Studies have shown that chiropractic adjustments may help release more cytokines, which boost the immune system’s antibodies making…

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What kind of mattress is best for your spine?

How to choose the right mattress? A good night’s sleep depends on many factors like comfort, stress level, and room temperature. The primary element in getting a good sleep is picking the right mattress for you. The right mattress should support your body in a neutral position. The mattress should support a healthy spine and keep buttocks, heels, shoulders, and head in proper alignment. The one question that comes to mind while choosing the best mattress is whether the mattress…

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Text Neck – Pain From Excessive Cell-Phone Use

While text neck may seem like a playful term, it can be quite painful and destructive. In a technologically driven society with a growing population of mobile users, text neck is becoming more and more prevalent. Not only is there a growing population of mobile users, but the users are getting younger and younger. From a chiropractic and medical standpoint, this is quite the worrisome statistic… At Chawla Chiropractic, we specialize in the treatment, rehabilitation, and prevention of injuries such…

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