Back School

The spine is part of the musculoskeletal system that suffers from static overload during long periods of sitting. After 30 minutes of sitting, the back begins to sag. Slouching in a chair with a rounded back or sliding down in the chair may feel comfortable for a moment, but it's precisely these incorrect positions that create back problems. A feeling of discomfort and back pain appears, performance and concentration worsen during the day, and physical and mental fatigue sets in. Our body tries every way it can to WARN us of the consequences of an incorrect lifestyle.

Incorrect sitting causes:

• Increased tension in the back muscles and ligaments and functional changes in the musculoskeletal system (locking up)
• Spinal pain (sacral, lumbar, thoracic and cervical spine)
• Worsened digestion and function of organs in the abdominal wall
• Pressure overload of the intervertebral discs
• Faster joint wear due to incorrect position
• Restricted range of motion of the spine
• Shallow breathing and stiffening of the chest muscles
• Muscle imbalance and poor posture
• Reduced supply of oxygen and nutrients to tissues (digestive and respiratory disorders)
• Increased physical and mental fatigue
• Worsened concentration and performance

The effect of correct sitting on human health

• Relieves movement structures, reduces tension in ligaments and tendons
• Prevents fatigue and muscle overload
• Loads the intervertebral discs correctly
• Correctly aligns joint surfaces (especially of the spine)
• Extends working stamina
• Allows correct, free breathing
• Improves blood and lymphatic circulation
• Improves the function of the digestive organs
• Prevents occupational diseases (disorders of the visual, movement and nervous systems)
• Also contributes to aesthetic posture
• Increases self-confidence

Who back school is for

• For those who repeatedly suffer from back pain
• For those who have overcome severe acute pain and don't want to experience it again
• For those who have poor movement habits that cause pain
• For those who take an active approach to the problem and want to understand how the pain that back school addresses arises, and thereby remove it

Back pain - what causes it?

The best way to ease back pain is to find its cause. Our increasingly sedentary lifestyle leads to a huge rise in lower back problems. Why is that? Prolonged sitting can cause important muscles to switch off and tension to build up in others, such as the hip flexors. This leads to greater stress being placed on the lower back, which can be very painful and frustrating. We see the best results when we've helped people with back school - movement re-education.

How back school works

• the physiotherapist teaches the client to recognize poor posture and incorrect movements in everyday life
• preparation for correcting faulty posture
• automating corrected posture
• back school at Physio&Care teaches the client how to perform compensatory exercises, how to improve movement patterns – lying down, sitting, standing up, carrying loads

Besides providing excellent therapy for healthy sitting - back school, our medical centre also offers procedures for pain relief, rehabilitation and more. If you're looking for a medical centre that will help you improve your health in the long term, then you should definitely visit our medical centre in Bratislava.

At our physio clinic in Bratislava, under the guidance of a physiotherapist, we'll help you correct poor posture. This will help improve your overall health and ease pain in your back, neck and shoulders. Contact us today to find out how back school works.

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As with any exercise or sporting activity, attention must be paid to correct technique. That's why it's important for an experienced physiotherapist or instructor to supervise the correctness of the exercise. If you'd also like to get to know Back School, come visit us at physio & care - MEDICAL CENTER^®.