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The Hidden Problems with Micro-trauma

                We’ve been discussing trauma lately and most people think of the major traumas when they think of the word.   How about micro-trauma?   There are syndromes associated with the desktop life style.   Many people sit for HOURS a day.   In fact, it isn’t a stretch to imagine someone who is in a standing position for less than an hour total a day.   Moving from bed to shower to car to work to car to couch to bed.   I would venture that many reading this spend the majority of their waking day sitting – I won’t even mention the poor sleep hygiene we are facing.   YOUR BODY WAS MEANT FOR MOTION!                 Upper Cross Syndrome and Lower Cross Syndrome are associated with sitting in a poor posture for hours on end a day.   Rounded shoulders and weak muscles on the front and back add u...