Improving Posture with Orthotic Shoe Inserts

Written by Johann Erickson


You may not realize it, but poor posture is a major contributor to back pain. Slouching in your chair, hunching your shoulders and tilting your head can all lead to back pain. The way you walk, stand and run also has a huge effect on muscles in your back Often, proper posture begins at your feet. Without proper foot support it’s difficult to have proper posture.

Correcting your posture can have immediate benefits in relieving pain. Straightening your shoulders, pulling in your abdomen, and properly balancing weight on both feet will not only result in a better appearance, but will tremendously reduce strain on back muscles.

According torepparttar National Institutes of Health,repparttar 136115 use of ergonomic products “can greatly reducerepparttar 136116 risk of back injury and help maintain a healthy back.” Ergonomically designed chairs, desks and tools that provide proper support and positioning are also effective in relieving back pain. Other products, such as specially designed shoe inserts, can help relieve back pain when standing, walking and running by providing proper support and alignment for feet, hips and knees.

Performing upright activities without proper support is a leading cause of back injuries. Running, lifting and twisting are all activities that depend on proper support fromrepparttar 136117 feet. It is vital to balance weight evenly onrepparttar 136118 balls of your feet, supportrepparttar 136119 arches, and keep ankles, knees and hips in alignment withrepparttar 136120 body. When arches are unsupported, or knees and hips bow in or out, back pain and injury result. Many specialized products have been created to solve these problems and provide proper foot support. One notable and affordable product,repparttar 136121 Phase 4 Orthotics shoe inserts, covers all ofrepparttar 136122 bases, including arch support, alignment and balance.

Some Interesting Information About Your Eyes and Contact Lenses

Written by Dr. Dhavid Cooper


A Contact is designed to rest onrepparttar cornea,repparttar 136114 clear outer surface ofrepparttar 136115 eye.

Contacts are held in place mainly by adhering torepparttar 136116 tear film that coversrepparttar 136117 front ofrepparttar 136118 eye and, to a lesser extent, by pressure fromrepparttar 136119 eyelids.

Asrepparttar 136120 eyelid blinks, it glides overrepparttar 136121 surface ofrepparttar 136122 contact lens and causes it to move slightly. This movement allowsrepparttar 136123 tears to provide necessary lubrication torepparttar 136124 cornea and helps flush away debris betweenrepparttar 136125 cornea andrepparttar 136126 contact lens.

A contact is an optical medical device, primarily used to correct myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism and reading problems. In these conditions, light is not focused properly onrepparttar 136127 retina,repparttar 136128 layer of nerve endings inrepparttar 136129 back ofrepparttar 136130 eye that converts light to electrochemical impulses. When light is not focused properly onrepparttar 136131 retina,repparttar 136132 result is blurred or imperfect vision.

When in place onrepparttar 136133 cornea,repparttar 136134 contact lens functions asrepparttar 136135 initial optical element ofrepparttar 136136 eye. The optics combine withrepparttar 136137 optics ofrepparttar 136138 eye to properly focus light onrepparttar 136139 retina. The result is clear vision.

Hypermetropia is not a disease, nor does it mean that you have "bad eyes." It simply means that you have a variation inrepparttar 136140 shape of your eyeball. The degree of variation will determine whether or not you will need help.

What causes farsightedness? Hypermetropia most commonly occurs becauserepparttar 136141 eyeball is too short; that is, shorter from front to back than is normal. In some cases, hypermetropia may be caused byrepparttar 136142 cornea having too little curvature.

If you've ever worn an ordinary products, you know that deposits can build up onrepparttar 136143 surfaces and cause cloudy vision and that scratchy, uncomfortable feeling.

But an ACUVUE eliminatesrepparttar 136144 problem of long-term deposit build-up because they are never worn longer than one day.

Your vision is always sharp and clear and always comfortable.

Better still,repparttar 136145 cost of an ACUVUE disposable products is no more per day than what you might pay for a cup of coffee and a muffin.

A growing number of people now use these products, which can be worn for either a single day, or up to seven, depending onrepparttar 136146 wearing schedule prescribed by your eye care professional.

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