Henry Mikkelsen - Chiropractor

Want to know how you should be sitting whilst you are at work?
Check out these do’s and dont’s of sitting posture

Postural Mobility Exercises:

Prone Dowel Press
Great for working on thoracic extension whilst mobilising the shoulder girdle

Postural Mobility Exercises:

Prayer Pose Rotation
Gets your rib change and thoracic spine rotating properly!

Postural Mobility Exercises:

Towel Shoulder Flexion
Using a towel as a pivot point really focuses on thoracic extension and the arm movement helps to create even more pressure

Looking some mobility exercises to help you posture? These three exercises will hit all the key issues for you!

1) Prone Dowel Press:
Assists with shoulder mobility, scapular stability and upper thoracic mobility

2) Prayer Pose Rotation:
Assists with thoracic and rib rotation, undoing that forward rolled posture.

3) Towel Shoulder Flexion:
Improves thoracic extension, directly targeting a key area of poor posture.

What is the best therapeutic device for improving posture?

It would be pretty hard to go past the Denneroll. The Denneroll is easy to use and can target the specific joint or area in your spine that needs the most attention. For those working on their posture this is an amazing complement to the hands on work we do in the clinic and has great measurable change on x-ray spinal curve measurements.

Happy birthday to my wife Bridget. It has been amazing to see her in her new role as a mum (even if the main present was a night off 😂)

After a big week moving and getting set up at the new clinic was awesome to be able to unwind and relax with the Brain Tap at .hq
Being able to pair it with the PEMF mat made sure I left walking on a cloud ☁️ 🧘‍♂️

Chin tucks are a great way to strengthen some of the postural muscles that sit deep within the neck.

Here are three great progressions to continue to challenge these deep neck flexors and improve your posture.