How Sleep Quality Affects Your Neck Pain: Choosing the Right Pillow
Neck pain is really bothersome, particularly after a restless night. But what if your pillow is partly to blame – or the hero in disguise? Your quality of sleep is the ultimate determinant of your neck health. In other words, these two factors have an integral...
The Psychology of Good Posture
In 2015, researchers in Tokyo designed a clever experiment. They asked office workers to complete a series of difficult math problems under time pressure. Half of them were told to sit upright with their backs straight, feet grounded, and shoulders open. The other...
The Mind-Body Slouch: How Poor Posture Fuels Stress and Anxiety
In 2017, a team of psychologists in San Francisco made a surprising discovery. They asked two groups of students to give a short speech. One group stood tall, shoulders back. The other group sat slouched, heads bent forward. The result? The upright group not only...