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Healthy sleeping positions to reduce further neck and back pain

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Blick Law

According to CNN’s article, which sleep position is healthiest?  It points out that the position you sleep in can be beneficial or can actually harm your body’s overall health.

Not only can this help you in the long run with regard to healthy sleeping habits, but sleeping correctly may help your personal injury claim as well!! Think about it… If you have been recently injured in an auto accident, sleeping the right way may enhance the healing process and help you recover faster.

Your preferred p.m. pose could be giving you back and neck pain, tummy problems, even premature wrinkles. Below are the best and worst positions for your body.

The Best: Back Position

  • Prevents neck and back pain, reduces acid reflux, and minimizes wrinkles.
  • Bad for: snoring

Sleeping on your back makes it easy for your head, neck and spine to maintain a neutral position. It does not force extra curves into your back and is ideal for fighting acid reflux.

**Back-sleeping prevents wrinkles because there is nothing pressing on your face.

The Next Best: Side Position

  • Prevents neck and back pain, reduces acid reflux, snoring less and sleeping during pregnancy.
  • Bad for: Your skin – can cause wrinkles.

Side-sleeping is great for overall health because it reduces snoring and keeps your spine elongated. Helps reduce acid reflux.

**If you are pregnant, sleeping on your left side is ideal for blood flow.

Not Ideal: Fetal Position

  • Helps reduce snoring and okay for sleeping while pregnant
  • Bad for: Can cause neck and back pains and wrinkles.

Resting in a fetal position is not a great idea. May cause future unease to your back and joints. This curved position may restrict diaphragmatic breathing as well.

The Worst: Stomach Position

  • Reduces Snoring
  • May cause neck and back pain and wrinkles.

Stomach-sleeping makes it difficult to maintain a neutral position with your spine and the pose puts pressure on joints and muscles, which can irritate nerves and lead to pain, numbness, and tingling.

Overall the best sleeping position is on your back! If you have recently been injured in an accident, the back position will help to elevate the head and keep alignment neutral for recovery.

For further information regarding best ways to sleep or how to enhance the healing process in your Tampa auto accident claim, call us today at 813-931-0840.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Tampa-St. Petersburg area adds 6,300 jobs

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Blick Law

Eighty-one of the nation’s top 100 markets — including Tampa Bay — added jobs from February 2010 to February 2011, according to a report issued Wednesday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The Tampa-St. Petersburg area added 6,300 jobs. Bradenton-Sarasota added 1,100 jobs, while Lakeland saw an increase of 400.

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Blick Law’s Custom Car and Bike Show Details + Featured Sponsors

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Blick Law

TAMPA – Blick law firm hosts quarterly bike and car shows in Tampa Bay in hopes to reach out to the surrounding community and promote to those with any legal needs in personal injury and real estate laws and bankruptcy. Each bike and car show is open and free to the public. There will be a DJ, live music, vendors, games, free raffles and so much more!

Registration for car and bike 12 to 3 p.m. ($15). Pre-register and get a FREE TSHIRT. Register with Riding Clean Magazine: Randy @ 813-356-9969 or rc@statusind.com

Classes for show: Import Mild/Wild, Domestic Mild/Wild, Performance, Truck/SUV, 21″ and up!, Choppers, Cruisers, Sports Bikes, Best Paint, Best Interior, Best Audio, video-Best Motor, Best Club Participation!!

Our featured sponsor spotlight:

Provides a wide array of services for all Motorcycles , ATV’s, and dirtbikes.  Our factory certified metric and Harley mechanics can help you with everything from a small tire and oil change to a complete engine rebuilds.  Services that cannot be done in house, we have partnered with the best of the best in the area to bring you the absolute best performance at a low cost.  For more information about services please go to FJMotorsports service link.

Advance Performace Tires and Wheels, an independently owned and operated custom automotive business. With over 15 years in the automotive wheel and tire industry, our staff has the knowledge and technical expertise to provide a level of service and support unmatched in the Tampa bay area. From our humble beginnings as an importer and seller of high performance used tires from Europe, we have grown to offer a full line of custom wheels including our own private label “NZO wheels”. For more information visit: www.advanceperformance.com

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Symmetric Engineering Group is a Full Service IT Company, leaders in Managed IT and Network Services for the Tampa Bay business community. At Symmetric Engineering Group we constantly invest time and effort in finding better ways to offer our clients the highest level of service and support by staying on top of the latest technology and business trends. No matter the size of your company, Symmetric Engineering Group can provide efficient, cost sensitive, and reliable solutions for your company’s exact technical needs.

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Blick Law Firm named a Finalist in Tampa Bay Business Journal’s 2011- Best Place to Work in Tampa Bay

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Blick Law

TAMPA- The Tampa Bay Business Journal nominated Blick Law firm as a finalist in the “Nearly Big” category for the Tampa Bay’s Best Place to Work. Blick Law Firm is one of 24 finalists selected in this category.

Blick Law Firm is a small Tampa Bay Law Firm of about 13 employees that specializes in Bankruptcy, Personal Injury and Real Estate Law.

The “Best Places to Work” award recognizes companies that excel in attracting and retaining employees by fostering a positive work environment and unique corporate culture.

Employees of nominated companies were asked to complete a 37-question, online survey conducted by Quantum Workplace. The employee survey measures 10 key engagement categories focusing on items including team effectiveness, trust in senior leaders, feeling valued, manager effectiveness, compensation and benefits. Responses from each question of each completed survey are compiled and evaluated. Fifty-seven local companies were ranked and were selected as finalists for the 2011 Best Places to Work by the Tampa Bay Business Journal.

“We are delighted to have been selected as a finalist by the Tampa Bay Business Journal,” said Dana Blickensderfer, public relations specialist for Blick Law Firm. “We work hard to make sure our employees work in a supportive and positive environment. They are the face of Blick Law Firm, representing what we stand for.”

Winners for the “Best Place to Work in Tampa Bay” awards will be announced on April 21, 2011 at the awards banquet held at Tampa Bay’s Lowry Park Zoo.

About Blick Law Firm

Blick law Firm is a local Tampa Bay legal firm specializing in personal injury and real estate law all across the state of Florida. The owner, Michael C. Blickensderfer has over 20 plus years legal experience in Florida, New York and New Jersey. Blick Law Firms practice areas include real estate transactions, loan modifications, short sales, foreclosure defense, bankruptcy, title insurance and real estate litigation. We also serve clients in personal injury, including auto accidents, motorcycle accidents, slip and falls premises liability, dog bites, marine and aviation accidents and wrongful death. For further information regarding our legal services please visit our website at www.blicklawfirm.com.

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The Fuel that Drives a Law Family

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Blick Law

TAMPA — Mike Blickensderfer, president of Blick Law Firm, measures the success of his business by a unique standard: His family wants to work there too.

“My wife and each of my children have different talents, and I’m fortunate because they are putting them to use at our law firm,” said Blickensderfer, whose Tampa firm is well-known in motorcycle circles and in community groups on the West Coast.

Mike’s wife, Vivian, is the marketing manager of Blick Law Firm, Dana Blickensderfer, 22, is the public relations and social media director, and son Steven looks to be joining his father as an attorney at the firm after his graduation from University of Florida Levin College of Law in May.

“It’s such a blessing to see our each of our children use their talents to help out the business,” said Vivian Blickensderfer. “They wanted to do it.”

Eldest daughter, Danielle — now studying architecture in New York — was the first one to work at the firm, and then handed the reins to sister, Dana.

“Danielle was the one who started it all for me and my brother,” said Dana Blickensderfer. “She was looking for something to do while going to school and she was the gatekeeper of the firm.”

Blick Law Firm holds seminars hosted by Vivian, sponsors events put on by Dana, and works with groups of realtors, doctors and other attorneys to generate the business.

While family comprises the nucleus of the team, the 13 non-family employees play a vital role to running a diverse practice.

The Blick Law Firm has been nominated by The Tampa Business Journal as one of the top places to work in Tampa Bay.

“Our faith is about  helping one another in the community,”  Dana Blickensderfer said. “The foundation of our business is helping the hurting.”

Compassion is critical in a business that deals with family law issues.

“Unfortunately, some cases involve death and we help the family cope,”   Dana Blickensderfer said. “Mike is really good at listening and supporting the family.  But he’s also very good at taking care of the legal stuff that they can’t do on their own.”

Compassion — and understanding — also play a strong role inside the office.

“We keep our morale high by having little giveaways every month, spending time with each other, and keeping communication lines open,” Dana Blickensderfer said.

Mike Blickensderfer said the practice has evolved over the years.

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Tampa Bay home prices hit new low

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Blick Law

The housing woes continue.

Tampa Bay area home prices fell by 1 percent in January and hit their lowest level since they peaked in early 2006, according to a Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller home price index released Tuesday.

The bay area and 10 other cities — Atlanta; Phoenix; Charlotte, N.C.; Detroit; Las Vegas; Chicago; New York; Miami; Portland, Ore.; and Seattle — are at their lowest levels since home prices peaked in 2006 and 2007, the index showed.

Nationally, the index of property values in 20 cities fell 3.1 percent from January 2010, the biggest year-over-year drop since December 2009, the index showed.

Although prices continue to fall, bay area sales of existing homes incr… Read More.

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