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Back care advice for gardeners from Cliffs Chiropractor Southend on Sea

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It’s that time of year again – the Chelsea Flower Show is just around the corner and the warmer weather is on its way! It can only mean that gardening is on the cards for many of us. on and warmer weather predicted then for many getting out into the garden is on their plans.

However, our team of chiropractors in Southend are sending out this advice if you are planning on doing some gardening any time soon. Watch your back!

Unfortunately it is only too common at this time of year that our experienced team of chiropractors at Cliffs Chiropractic Clinic in Southend treat patients who are suffering as a result of their gardening exploits.

So we’ve put together some basic advice for you to follow and keep your back safe while gardening this summer …

1. Clothing – Choose loose and comfortable clothing to wear and avoid wearing clothing that is too tight or will impede your movement.
2. Warm up – Before you start do some simple stretching exercises. It can really save you from painful injuries and strains.
3. Lighter tasks first – begin with the lighter tasks you have planned and build up too the more strenuous ones.
4. Avoid bending and overstretching –often the causes of injuries and strains so you want to ensure that you get up close to the what you are working on and use long handled gardening tools and equipment to help you.
5. Change potion/activity every 20 -30 minute – so you’re not in one position for too long and you avoid repetitive movements.
6. Take regular breaks and have a stretch while you’re at it.

You’ll find an useful video to watch below that the British Chiropractic Association (BCA) has put together. It reinforces the points above but in a visual way.

Why not book in and get a check-up with one of our experienced team at Cliffs Chiropractor Southend before you get started and avoid injuries and strains.

Did you hear Arif from Cliffs Chiropractor Southend on BBC Essex? Parents heed his advice …

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Chiropractor Southend Dr Arif SoomroAs part of Chiropractic Awareness Week, Dr Arif Soomro from Cliffs Chiropractor Southend on Sea , was interviewed by BBC Essex.

Arif is a leading chiropractor in Southend on Sea and Essex and was interviewed by Dave Monks on his morning show at BBC Essex.

Dave also interviewed, Samuel, one of Cliffs; Chiropractor Southend young patients. Samuel had suffered back problems for nearly 5 years before coming to Cliffs Chiropractor in Southend for treatment by Arif.

You can listen to both interviews above.

Arif is the only Paediatric Chiropractor in Southend on Sea and he has 2 great pieces of advice for parents with youngsters and teenagers:

1. Get your kids moving, so ask them maybe to walk to school, ride a bike or go for a run.
2. Also as a parent try and lead by example. If as a parent you can maintain good posture and get attended to quickly if you have a problem – your children will see the relevance of what you’re asking them to do.

If your young child or teenager is suffering back pain then don’t delay a visit to the chiropractor it can make all the difference to your child.

Why not call Cliffs Chiropractor Southend on Sea and book an appointment today.

Spending a lot of time driving? Protect your back with advice from Cliffs Chiropractor Southend on Sea

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Consumer research carried out by the British Chiropractic Association (BCA) revealed that of those questioned, 25% felt that driving was affecting their posture.

Poor posture can be a contributory factor to back pain.

To make sure your maintain a good posture while you’re driving and reduce the risk of you suffering back pain as a result of your time behind the wheel, one of our experienced chiropractors at Cliffs Chiropractor Southend on Sea, Dr Arif Soomro,  has put together a video together to demonstrate the approach to take in setting up your driving seating position.

The video take s you through adjusting your seating position including adjusting :

  • The back rest
  • The seat
  • Your distance from the steering wheel
  • The headrest
  • The seat height.

We hope this advice helps you prevent back problems when driving.

Should you be suffering back pain then why not visit our experienced team of chiropractors in Southend here at Cliffs Chiropractic Clinic and let them help you get back to good health.

Tips to keep your teenager’s back safe from Cliffs Chiropractor Southend on Sea

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Dr Arif Soomro, one of our leading chiropractors at Cliffs Chiropractor Southend on Sea, is also a Fellow of the International Chiropractic Paediatric Assoc. and member of the Paediatric Faculty of the Royal College of Chiropractic offers the following top tips for parents to help their teenagers reduce the risks of back and neck pain:

  • Get your kids moving: The fitter children are, the more their backs can withstand periods of sitting still. To increase fitness levels, your child should be more active which can be achieved by doing activities including walking to school, riding a bike or going for a run.
  • Teach them how to sit: It’s important that children learn the correct way to sit when they’re using a computer. Teach them to keep their arms relaxed and close to their body and place arms on the desk when typing. Make sure the top of the screen is level with the eyebrows and the chair is titled slightly forward, allowing for the knees to be lower than the hips and the feet to be flat on the floor. Using a laptop or tablet away from a desk will encourage poor posture, so limit time spent in this way.
  • Don’t sit still for too long: Make sure children take a break from the position they’re sitting in on a regular basis and stretch their arms, shrug their shoulders and move their fingers around – this helps to keep the muscles more relaxed.
  • Lead by example: Maintaining good posture and promoting good back health is something that everyone should be doing, adults and children alike. If you make it a priority, it’s easier for your children to see the relevance.
  • Seek medical advice: Seek professional advice if your child is experiencing pain which has lasted for more than a few days. If your child wants to be more active, check that there are no medical reasons why they should not exercise, particularly if they are not normally physically active.

For more information on how to maintain a healthy posture, the British Chiropractic Association has developed ‘Straighten Up’ – a simple, three minute exercise programme for all ages, designed to help strengthen the spine and improve posture and help joints. To watch a video of the exercises you can do, please visit: http://bit.ly/straightenup. You can also find a lot of valuable posture advice at http://bit.ly/bcapostureinf.

Chiropractic Awareness Week 14 – 20 April focuses on helping teenagers – Cliffs Chiropractor Southend shares insight

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ICAW colour low rest’s Chiropractic Awareness Week between 14th and 20th April and this year the focus is on protecting teenagers from back and pain.

The British Chiropractic Association (BCA) along with Cliffs Chiropractic Clinic are using this year’s Chiropractic Awareness Week to warn parents that their teenagers could be at risk from suffering back or neck pain due to their sedentary lifestyles and excessive use of technology.

At Cliffs Chiropractic Clinic in Southend our experienced team of chiropractors in Southend are seeing an increasing number of young people suffering back pain.

Our Certified paediatric chiropractor in Southend, Arif Soomro from the Cliffs Chiropractic Clinic, said:

“We are seeing more and more people under the age of sixteen with back and neck pain and technology is so often the cause. Young people are becoming increasingly sedentary which is damaging their posture. There is the tendency to sit in a hunched position when working on computers and laptops, putting a lot of strain on the neck.

“Learning how to sit properly and keeping active will help to keep young people healthy and pain free. It’s important that parents seek help for their children from an expert as soon as any pain starts – if conditions are left untreated it could lead to chronic back and neck problems in later life.”

Cliffs Chiropractic Clinic in Southend will be holding Special Screening Clinics over the coming weeks. Further details will be made available on the website in the coming days.

Take care of your back while gardening. Cliffs Chiropractor Southend offers this advice

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It’s Spring time and it’s time that many of you are getting out into the garden for a spot of gardening.

However, a word of warning from Cliffs Chiropractor Southend …

At this time of year our team of chiropractors in Southend far too frequently treat patients who have injured themselves while gardening. It may be back pain, neck pain, shoulder pain or knee pain, very often it could have been avoided by following some basic advice.

If you’re intending to spend time gardening then Cliffs Chiropractors Southend recommends you watch the video below that the British Chiropractic Association (BCA) has put together.

The video gives you advice to follow that will help you protect your back and avoid injuries when gardening.  It’s only 3 minutes long and it could save you a lot of grief.

If you are suffering back pain then why not let our experienced team of chiropractors in Southend help you get better. Give us a call now and arrange a visit.

Improve your posture and help your back Cliffs Chiropractor Southend offers this advice

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It often surprises patients experiencing back pain who visit our team of experienced chiropractors in Southend that their posture is a contributory factor of their pain.

Poor posture can lead to back pain.

Poor posture is often a result of a person lifestyle and factors that can lead to it over a period of time include:

  • Spending hours hunched in front of a computer
  • Slouching on a sofa watching TV
  • Sleeping on the wrong kind of mattress
  • Hunching shoulders and back when stressed

You may realise that you are doing some of the above that may be having a negative impact on your posture.

You don’t have to wait to experience back pain before taking action to improve your posture.

As experienced chiropractors in Southend we advise patients on lifestyle and exercise changes they can make to improve their posture.

In addition, we recommend that everyone follows a simple 3 minute programme put together by the British Chiropractic Association (BCA) that has been designed to improve posture and help reduce the risk of back pain called the Straighten Up UK programme.

We recommend that you watch the video and follow the programme.

However, if you are elderly or have ongoing health conditions you should always discuss any new exercise programmed with your GP, chiropractor or other health care practitioner before you start.

Technology is leaving teenagers in pain – a worrying trend reports a chiropractor in Southend

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It’s a disturbing trend, however, our experienced team of chiropractors in Southend are seeing an increasing number of young people under the age sixteen with back and neck pain.

This trend is not isolated to Southend alone. In the UK, 40% of 11 to 16 year olds have suffered back or neck pain and worryingly, more than one in seven (15%) parents said their son’s or daughter’s back or neck pain is a result of using a laptop, tablet or computer.*

Poor posture and sedentary lifestyle are common causes that frequently lead to back and neck problems in teenagers.

Teenagers are spending increasing amounts of time using technology such as computers, laptops, tablets and mobile. There is a tendency to sit in a hunched position when using these gadgets which puts a lot of strain on the neck.

The increased use of these kinds of technologies along with watch TV also results in an increase in teenagers leading a sedentary lifestyle and poor posture.

As the Easter holidays are approaching we as Chiropractors in Southend are encouraging parents to limit the time their children spend using technology and instead encourage more active pastimes over the Easter holidays.

However, our chiropractors at Cliffs Chiropractic Clinic in Southend want to advise parents of the importance of seeking help for their children from an expert as soon as pain starts possible – if conditions are left untreated it could lead to chronic back and neck pain in later life.

* Statistics taken from 2014 BCA research of UK adults – sample of 152 adults from the East of England.

8 out of 10 people will suffer this … and our chiropractors in Southend can help them

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It’s incredible to think that 8 out of 10 people will suffer from back pain at some time. However, here at Cliffs Chiropractic Clinic Southend it doesn’t come as quite as much of a surprise as every day our team of experienced chiropractors treat patients who are suffering back pain.

Low back pain is one of the most common conditions people suffer with. This can be caused in a variety of ways from poor lifting or incorrect carrying of heavy weights, to poor posture, stress, pregnancy and general wear and tear.

The good news is that if you are suffering from low back pain then help is at hand.

Chiropractic treatment may be the solution for you and our team of highly experienced chiropractors at Cliffs Chiropractor Southend are at hand to help you.

Why not give Cliffs Chiropractic Clinic in Southend a call and book an appointment with one of our chiropractors and get back your health and your life.

Tiger succumbs to back pain. You don’t have to with the help of our chiropractors in Southend

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8 out of 10 people will suffer back pain at some stage and Tiger Woods is no different. He recently had to pull out of the Honda Classic Golf tournament as a result of a back problem.

When asked about his back problem compared to the significant knee problems his suffered, Tiger said ““With the back, it’s a totally different deal. There are certain movements you just can’t do… It effects downswing, follow through and gets so tight.”

If are suffering back pain right now you probably can empathise with the impact that a problem with your back and specifically back pain can have on your life. The simplest task suddenly becomes a huge undertaking and sometimes proves to be too much. From getting out of a chair, to making a cup of tea or picking up your child – these everyday tasks become a challenge.

Every day our experienced team of chiropractors in Southend treat patients who are experiencing the effect of back pain on their lives. Helping patients who are suffering back pain (and main other ailments) is at the core of Cliffs Chiropractic Clinic in Southend.

If you are suffering back pain and what to be rid of it then visit one of our experienced team of chiropractors in Southend. They will undertake a thorough consultation and examination to help diagnose the exact cause of your back pain and recommend the most appropriate course of treatment for you.

Why not visit our team at Cliffs Chiropractic Clinic in Southend and get back your health and get back your life.

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