Cliff Russell, Registered Osteopath, East Grinstead Cliff Russell, Registered Osteopath, East Grinstead

Working from home? How’s your neck doing?

Newsflash, human’s just aren’t designed for sitting in front of computers or staring down at phone screens all day. As a result of our use of these technologies, people can develop what is known as a ‘forward head’ posture. This is where the head permanently sits forward out of its normal alignment, putting a mechanical strain on the structures of the neck and upper back.

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Cliff Russell, Registered Osteopath, East Grinstead Cliff Russell, Registered Osteopath, East Grinstead

You’re not your scans!

Over the years, a number of studies have looked at MRI or CT scans of the spines of symptom-free people. What the studies showed was that many people were happily walking around with a range of degeneration and damage in their backs, and never even realised it.

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