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Pandemic Posture hurting your back? You can fix it!

Move over, “Quarantine 15.” That term isn’t the only catchy phrase from this challenging time. Now there’s “pandemic posture,” referring to poor posture from slouching at a desk or on a couch during time at home — and it brings lots of back pain complaints with it.

Back pain is one of the most common health problems, affecting four out of five Canadians at some point in their lives. Sadly many people will experience back pain throughout their lives as recurrences can often happen. Fortunately there is much you can do to help prevent and relieve back pain starting right now. And you do not necessarily need a manual therapist or physiotherapist, especially if you can not afford these. In our passion for health and wellness equity, Pilates can help.

The understanding and treatment of back pain has undergone a recent sea of change, thanks to fascial education and integration of simple techniques.  Experts now appreciate the central role of exercise to build muscles that support the back.

Pilates is key to solutions for your aching back. It helps you understand why back pain occurs, and you get tailored exercise treatments that are going to help. You get lots of  back-strengthening exercises such as Ab Prep, Hip Roll, and Spine Stretch forward lots to ease neck pain when you find your true core!