Monthly Archives: October 2021

Our modern lives often require us to spend extended amounts of time sitting and working in repetitive positions that often lead to muscle tension and overworked backs. You do not need to have a physical job to overwork the spine. In fact, prolonged periods of sitting in front of computer screens create significant back tension and discomfort.

The spine is composed of an articulating set of bones called vertebrae, muscles, soft tissue, tendons and intervertebral discs. They work together to provide the framework for your body that keeps you erect. The spine also protects the spinal cord and associated nerves, the messaging system that carries instructions from your brain to the body. It's unsurprising how common back pain is considering the spine's centrality to so much of our movement and activity.