With the holiday season upon us, many will be spending long hours in the kitchen cooking or hours wrapping up all those holiday gifts. In general, doing a little of this is not a problem, but if you have a history of neck or low back pain, it can cause you to have some increased symptoms. There are a few tips and tricks you can try to help keep your holidays free from neck and low back pain, click here for a tip sheet. Like always, an ounce of prevention can be worth a pound of cure, so here are some stretches to help you through your kitchen and gift wrapping duties. Have a great holiday season!

On December 4th, the Morrison School in Braintree will be hosting it's Sixth Annual Jingle Jaunt to help raise funds to support technology for the students. This marks the 6th year that Blue Hills Sports & Spine has been a flagship sponsor. The course is a fun, scenic 5K around Pond Meadow Park and also has a 1M race for kids (or adults).To register for the event, click here to be taken to racewire. It's a great way to help out the community and also help keep off some of those holiday pounds! We hope to see you there. 

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