Sternocleidomastoid - Not a Dinosaur. A Pain in the Neck
Today we are going to look at the sternocleidomastoid. No, we haven’t started writing about dinosaurs! The sternocleidomastoid (SCM) is one of our neck muscles. Tight or painful SCMs can be caused by constant staring at laptops & phones and can result in pain in the jaw, neck, back of the head, ear, cheek or teeth, tension headaches, stiffness, dizziness and many others issues.
Delayed Gratification: One marshmallow now or TWO LATER.
Delayed gratification is the tendency to give up an immediate reward in order to pursue a long-term reward. It seems to be linked with many benefits and research is starting to suggest that we can actually improve out ability to do it. How well do you exhibit self-control and delayed gratification? Would you eat the marshmallow straight away or wait to get two?
Chair Exercises to Help Sore 'Work from Home' Back and Hips
Many of us are having to make do with makeshift home office set ups such as laptops on kitchen tables or worse, working from the couch. Sitting all day in awkward home office positions can cause your hips and backs to start to get tense. While it is best to improve your office set up and take regular breaks, you can try these chair exercises to help.
Learned Helplessness. How do you explain challenging events?
This week at Science Saturday, we will look at learned helplessness. It is a psychological phenomenon where if we experience a stressor repeatedly and come to the conclusion that we cannot control or change the situation, we stop trying. One of the biggest contributing factors to this how people explain bad events. It is your fault? Is it permanent? Is indicative of the rest of your life?
Chair Exercises to Help that Sore 'Work from Home' Neck and Shoulders
Many of us are having to make do with makeshift home office set ups such as laptops on kitchen tables or worse, working from the couch. The average head weighs about 5 and half kilos (as much as bowling ball) and when we tilt our neck at 45 degrees, it puts about 23 kilos of force on our necks! (that’s as much as a small Labrador!). This tends to cause stiffness in our neck and shoulders. Here are some exercises to help relieve that tension.