Chicago Back Institute

If your average day involves several hours hunching over a computer, unwinding with a few precious moments collapsed on the couch, then flitting about the kitchen making dinner, remembering to keep your posture correct may not come easily.

Back and neck pain is one of the most common ailments that North siders, and all Americans, face due to injury, aging and normal wear and tear. It affects 8 of every 10 people and often becomes more prevalent and more intense as they age, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.