July 1, 2016
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Jeff Berman/
Kids are spending an awful lot of time sitting in front of smartphones and tablets playing games and surfing the Internet. But all that slouching they are doing can result in terrible posture that leads to medical ...
April 17, 2016
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Nicholas Echevarria/
More than 6070% of people will experience some form of light to severe back pain in their lives, brought on by many screens used in daily life along with poor seating solutions. This adds up to uncomfortable ...
April 7, 2016
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Nicholas Echevarria/
It’s incredible to think that for every 15° of forward neck tilt, as much as 10-20 pounds of pressure is placed on the spine, neck, and back. This is not only a detriment to posture and overall well being, ...
February 4, 2016
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Nicholas Echevarria/
Forward Head Posture, Text Neck — most people don’t know about these very real conditions. The advent of the smartphone revolution brought these harbingers of chronic neck and back pain along for the ride, ...
April 15, 2015
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Ross Rubin/
In Episode 14 of the Backerjack Podcast, Steve and Ross check out some of the latest products seeking funds and preorders: Neobase, a home server that lets you create your own private Facebook for sharing with ...
April 13, 2015
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Julia Herrick/
Good posture is one of the most ignored health issues out there. Our posture affects the way we breathe, grow and function. Bad posture can have serious long term complications, such as back pain and a hump in our ...
April 11, 2015
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Arthur Tufeau/
Today, most wearable are focused on measuring the number of steps one takes per day. It’s a useful measure of daily activity, but there is far more to understanding one’s well-being. Prana looks like ...
January 12, 2015
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Julia Herrick/
As children grow and develop, their habits can have major consequences for the future. For instance, children who W-sit, meaning sit on their butts with both legs bent and splayed out awkwardly, are at risk for back ...
December 20, 2014
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Julia Herrick/
Having good posture gets more and more important as time wears on. The older we get, the harder it is to straighten up, resulting in pain and injury. Arki is a wearable band that monitors your posture while you ...
November 11, 2014
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Ross Rubin/
Neck pain and working on a computer seem to go together, especially for those who work in a white collar business setting. In an effort to bring some relief to this particularly large group, New Generation Neck ...