Stefan Becker is an Australian-trained Best Chiropractor in Barcelona with 27 years of experience, who specialises in gentle, comfortable techniques.
A Pre-Gym Exercises To Protect Your Rotator Cuff Are you starting to get pain in the top or the side of your shoulder, especially with overhead exercises? Getting a bit worried about rotator cuff issues and shoulder impingement? Learn how to protect your shoulders with this important pre-gym exercise… If your shoulder blade is tilting…
How useful are Posture Correctors? Chiropractors see a lot of forward head posture and rounded shoulders, and a lot of people ask about the effectiveness of posture correctors, so let me explain… When we spend a lot of time with our head forward—reading, looking at computers and mobile phones—and the more time we spend in…
What Are Shoulder Trigger Points And How Do I Get Rid Of Them? Knots in your traps. We’ve all experienced it, I’m sure. After a stressful day or a long day using the computer, you are left with sore shoulder muscles that are stiff and tight. Here, I will explain to you what those knots…
When to Apply Heat and Ice Packs I find that a lot of people get confused about when to use heat and when to use cold for musculoskeletal problems. They get it wrong. Here’s a simple explanation on how to use the two. The body is always trying to maintain it’s core temperature, so in…
What sleeping positions & pillow heights should you use? A very common reason for headaches, neck pain, back pain and shoulder pain… are bad beds, pillows and sleeping positions. We spend a great deal of our life in bed, so we need to make sure we get this right. Let’s look into it. The most…
The Must-do Gym Stretch… There is one particular muscle that I see in my Chiropractic Center in Barcelona that causes a lot of back pain and gluteal problems, especially in gym goers… the Rectus Femoralis muscle. If you get a sore back from standing for a while, this may be the cause, especially if you…
Gym exercises that can damage your back… A common cause of back pain and back issues that I see in my chiropractic center is something that should be healthy for us—gym exercises! Exercise is the single most important thing we can do for the health of our spine, but with certain gym exercises you need…
What are the most common cause of back issues (& sciatica)? Back pain is one of the most common health problems in modern society—but what causes it and why is it so common? (It’s the second most common problem I see in my chiropractic center in Barcelona). Most people tend to think of bending and…
Good Desk Posture… One of the most common causes of spinal problems (the kind that can cause back pain, neck pain, headaches, sciatica, or affect our health and well-being) is poor desk posture. We tend to spend long hours with little movement when we are doing office work and this can cause the joints of…
Shoulder Problems and Chiropractic Shoulder problems are very common, and often serious, but the majority of shoulder issues are related to one simple concept that can be managed with the correct treatment. The shoulder is not a normal joint. Instead of a ball and cup, the shape of the shoulder is a ball and plate.…
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