Paarl Chiropractic supports World Spinal Day – 16 October
About World Spine Day
Paarl Chiropractic supports World Spinal Day and is involved in creating awareness about the importance of Spinal Health.
Spinal disorders, such as back pain, neck pain, scoliosis and disc disease, to name a few are common, and they can have a profound effect on a person’s overall health, impacting a person’s ability to work, to enjoy everyday activities and even disrupting healthy sleep patterns.
Research has demonstrated that poor postures and inactivity can contribute to the development of back pain and other spinal disorders.
The good news is that many of these common problems can be easily avoided!
That’s why this year’s theme for World Spine Day is “Straighten Up and Move,” focusing on the importance of proper posture and movement in maintaining good spinal health.
To help mark World Spine Day, Paarl Chiropractic will provide important information, tips and tools to help prevent many of these spinal disorders.
The Aims of World Spine Day are to:
- Raise awareness about spinal health and spine disorders within the interdisciplinary health care community and amongst public policy decision-makers and the general public;
- To provide an opportunity for and encourage ongoing discussion about the burden of spinal disorders; and
- To promote an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach to easing the burden of spinal disorders.
World Spine Day Theme: “STRAIGHTEN UP AND MOVE”
The theme “Straighten Up and Move” emphasizes the importance of healthy spinal posture and activity which promotes body awareness and minimizes the day-to-day wear and tear on a person’s spine. The theme of posture and movement supports the Bone and Joint Decade (BJD) Vision of “Keep People Moving”.
The intent of WSD is to bring people from all walks of life – patients, health providers, health care organizations, associations and governments to help ease this global burden.
In order to gain momentum and effectively do this, we need to work collaboratively together in the prevention and management of these types of disorders.
Proper posture and movement is important in maintaining good spinal health
For more information – Contact
Dr Lochner Slabbert
Paarl Chiropractic
80 Main Street
Paarl
Telephone : 021 863 3206
Information supplied by Lochner Slabbert of Paarl Chiropractic and pictures and other information from: http://www.worldspineday.org and http://bjdonline.org/