Chiropractic Back School

Your body and its joints were designed with one simple purpose in mind - to move! Our bodies allow us the ability to perform numerous movements including walking, reaching, bending, turning and running just to name a few. These movements give us the freedom to perform activities such as going for a jog or a walk, doing tasks at work, participating in athletic activities, gardening, getting dressed in the morning, hugging the ones we love and picking up your children or grandchildren. Being active in life is literally what keeps us moving. However, there is one factor that can make you modify some activities or keep you from doing them at all - pain.

If back pain was contagious, it would be considered an epidemic in America today. Did you know that 8 out of 10 Americans will experience back or neck pain at some point in their lives? Back pain ranks as the #2 reason for people missing work. People who suffer back injuries are five times more likely to experience recurring painful episodes.

What is the best way to beat back pain? By preventing it from happening in the first place! Most spinal pain originates from one's personal lifestyle relating to their activities of daily living performed both at home and at work.

Chiropractic Back School was designed with 3 objectives in mind:

• Improve your quality of life
• Help you return to a more active lifestyle with enjoyable activities of daily living
• Provide you with the tools to help you reduce the likelihood of recurring neck or back pain

Since all of our lifestyles are unique, guidelines will be discussed during Back School that will give you the opportunity to apply them to your specific needs. The best part about Back School talks is that they can be customized to the specific needs of your employees, co-workers or students.

A typical Back School talk will include the following topics:

• Spine 101 - Learning about your spine and how it was designed to properly move
• Predisposing factors to neck and back pain
• Proper posture and body mechanics to protect your joints
• Preventive measures to reduce neck and back pain

Another important element of Back School is that it's a hands-on learning experience. When your body was designed to move, why sit through an entire Back School talk? Not only will proper body mechanics and various stretches be demonstrated, everyone will be asked to perform them with Dr. Charlie so that they can familiarize themselves with the proper techniques as well, making Back School both an educational and a fun experience.

For those interested in seeing how they grade in Back School, we can perform individual Back School evaluations at our office. This can be a valuable tool to see not only how you initially measure up, but more importantly to find out what you specifically need to do to improve your spinal health, reduce your neck and back pain and return to the more active lifestyle that you want!

If you are interested in learning more about Back School or would like to schedule a Back School talk for your business, organization or school, please call our office.