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How We’ve Evolved – the Evolution of Posture

Person seen from behind in a light athletic top performing a yoga pose with hands pressed together behind the back, indoors near a window with green plants, representing flexibility, stretching, and wellness.

How We’ve Evolved – the Evolution of Posture

We’ve spent a large focus on our blog this month discussing posture, back pain, spinal health, and related topics. As we did so, we started thinking about the history of man’s posture itself. We ha...

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Five Tips for a Happy Spine

Five Tips for a Happy Spine

A healthy spine positively affects the health of your entire body – although it is often overlooked in favor of other pressing issues. People who have poor posture, spinal injuries, and other spina...

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Using Support Groups to Cope with Pain

Everyone copes with pain in their own way. Whether it’s physical pain or emotional pain, we all need our own method of dealing with the obstacles life throws at us. For many, support groups offer a...

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Five Jobs that are Tough on the Body

We spend 40 hours a week – sometimes more, way more – working. That’s almost a quarter of our lives once we reach adulthood, and that’s assuming you work the minimum 40 hour work week (we know a hu...

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Core Products Invited as a Prior Award Recipient at PCEDC Business Awards Luncheon

BALSAM LAKE – Prior Award Recipient Guests were recognized by the Polk County Economic Development Corporation (PCEDC) for their contributions to economic and community development in Polk County, ...

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Healthcare provider placing a hand on a child’s upper back to assess posture in a bright therapy room with an exercise ball and hoops, representing pediatric posture evaluation, physical therapy, and child wellness.

Creating Good Posture Habits in Your Children

May is National Correct Posture Month, so now is a great time to take a look at our own posture habits, as well as those of our children. Studies show that poor posture is a leading cause of back a...

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Breaking Down Scoliosis: The Many Types

Scoliosis is defined at the sideways curvature of the spine. While it is normal for the spine to curve just a bit, a more severe curve that looks like a “C” or an “S” is abnormal. Scoliosis occurs ...

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The Importance of Hobbies for Happiness and Stress Relief

How many times have you wished you had time to pick up a new hobby or skill? Often, we pine for the time and resources to learn to play a new instrument, write a book, plant a garden, etc. The comm...

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Methods for Alleviating Joint Pain

Finally spring is here and the last thing you want holding you back from the beautiful weather is joint pain. When joint pain really starts acting up, you just want to lie in bed all day, but this ...

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Correlation Found Between Spinal Cord Injuries and Sleep Apnea

New research suggests that if you’ve suffered a spinal cord injury, you may be at a much higher risk for sleep apnea.In a recent study on sleep patterns published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep M...

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