Biography
Biography: Ali Nankali
Abstract
Maintaining a good posture helps practitioners to achieve superior outcomes and protects them from future problems such as back pain. This is the central theme of the course. Having a correct position allows the practitioner to see the working areas properly which optimizes performance and avoids iatrogenic damages. Some clinicians think that having their eyes closer to the working area would help them to have better control of their handpiece. Yet, being too close to the targeted surface area would not only decrease the level of accuracy, but also create discomfort for the patient. When practitioners have to move their head or change their posture to check the task done, it means that at the time of the procedure the clinician was not able to see the working surface area correctly. Not having the most suitable posture for the task would most likely let your treatment outcomes down. Studies demonstrate that about 85.5% of clinicians have a forward head posture, while 68.8% have a round shoulder posture. More interestingly 36.1% of practitioners suffer scoliosis and hyperlordosis. Most of the work postures studies demonstrate a high risk to the lower back and neck however, even with an appropriate posture muscle strengthening exercises for the neck can play an important role minimizing the risk. There are some situations where the practitioner stands to do tasks such as extracting a tooth or taking impressions.