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Work Place Posture

Fig 1 

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Fig 2

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Fig 3

Pain Spasm cycle

Work Place Posture​

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At least once a week at my sports massage clinic I hear. "I know I sit poorly at work but it's so hard to maintain good posture when you are stuck at a desk."

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The sacrum is the driving force in the spine. If you can place the sacrum in a neutral position then the rest of the spine will follow. If the sacrum is in a anterior or posterior nutation your spine will adopt poor posture (Fig 1) and you will enter the pain spasm cycle (Fig 3) To place the sacrum in neutral is down to how you sit. Placing one foot forward and one foot behind the sacrum is placed in neutral. This will in turn place the rest of your spine in neutral. Your shoulder and head position will improve and the aches and discomfort will dissipate.  (Fig 2)

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Below are 3 videos aimed around sitting at a work station. The first is about how to sit. The other two are about how to treat common symptoms that occur after being at a desk for a prolonged period of time. 

How to sit

How to stretch upper back

How to treat the neck

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Thanks to you Alex, I was able to march in the veteran's parade at the Cenotaph on Sunday; "eyes right" to His Majesty King Charles III. I keep up the exercises you prescribed and have re-joined the gym, so a thousand thank you's. Best Regards Tim via email

Hi Alex,

I walked all around Clark's village on Monday with no pain or soreness, not even once I'd got home! Thank you so much, you have literally changed my life ! Best wishes, Daisy via email

I was convicted I had Plantar Fasciitis. No matter what I tried, the problem never went away and I was left with the realistic possibility that my future running would always have a degree of discomfort. Having exhausted all options I stumbled across Alex and booked an appointment more in hope than expectation. It was the best running decision I've ever made! ....... 3 months on and the results are amazing! I am now back to running pain free and I can't thank Alex enough. THANK YOU ALEX! Phillipa via Facebook comment

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Spire Injury Clinic, 50 Norman Drive, Old Sarum,  Salisbury, WIlts. SP4 6FP

Email: bookings@spireinjuryclinic.com

Tel: 07557 537410

Opening Hours:

Mon: 9am - 4:30pm

Tues: 12pm - 9pm

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Thurs: 12pm - 7.30pm

Fri: 9.00am - 4.30pm 

​​Saturday: 9am - 5pm ​

Sunday: Closed

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