Low back pain is one of the top reasons people go to the doctor. It’s also usually in the top five complaints that send people to the ER. The fact is there’s a better solution… especially during a time when people are trying to avoid unnecessary emergency room visits. A
As a yoga teacher, one of the most common questions I receive from students and friends is what I would recommend for low back pain. It turns out that they are not alone in this quest for relief. According to the American Chiropractic Association, 31 million Americans experience low back
Whether you’re doing weightlifting squats at the gym, lifting your baby’s car seat all day long, or you lift consistently for your day job, you’re at risk of injuring your lower back. Understandably, most people aren’t often focused on technique when they are picking up a crying child, moving a
Whether it’s back to school time or simply time to update your bag, here are our best tips for choosing, loading, and wearing your backpack. As kids head back to school, now is a great time to refresh yourself on the best tips for choosing, loading and wearing backpacks. In
Almost 32 million Americans take a statin drug such as Lipitor, Crestor or Zocor to help manage their high cholesterol. Unfortunately, many people who take them say they felt much better before they started taking statin drugs. The reason behind this is that statins create side effects like headache, fatigue,
Lower back pain plagues individuals from youth to the elderly. Its causes are numerous and range from occasionally moving incorrectly and straining the back to chronic pain based on poor posture, weak muscles or an injury from long ago. The National Athletic Trainers Association suggests mobilizing yourself. Sitting for hours at a time with
Yoga is an effective treatment for chronic back pain according to a recent study in the UK. While other studies have shown that keeping active is more effective at treating back pain than laying still, this is the first study to look at the specific benefits of yoga on this
Chronic pain saps the joy from life, and working with trigger points is a proactive way to lessen pain. Trigger points (also known as trigger sites and muscle knots) are spots in muscle tissue that have become hyperirritable, and are associated with palpable nodules in taut bands of muscle fibers.
Do you have pain caused by scar tissue? Most of us take scarring for granted, knowing it is the body’s way of repairing damaged tissues. However, there is a down side to scars. Scar tissue shortens muscle tissue, which shows up as immobility, irritability and pain syndrome. The pain caused
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