It targets and engages all of our core muscles and shoulder stabilisers. It is an excellent aid to improve our middle back extension and shoulder mobility. In fact, if completed in conjunction with “floor angels” and a foam roller extension, this is one of the best exercises to counteract poor posture from device (laptop, computer and phone) use.

With the correct pillow and mattress support it is possible to retrain your sleeping posture. Here at Sydney Spine we recommend the use of the Complete Sleeprrr pillow. It is specifically designed to match the contours of your neck and shoulders, allowing full support whether you are a side or a back sleeper.

More often than not, sitting still in a car for too long can result in crippling back pain, either in your lower back, between the shoulder blades or at the base of the neck. Sitting, even in the best posture possible, places significant stress on your spine, so it is vital that you get it right, as a poor sitting posture places significant load through our discs and joints (something we all already know).