Pilates is a great exercise form that combines the best of both Eastern and Western techniques. Pilates uses exercises, breathing and stretching to keep the muscles strong and limber. If you’re battling back pain of any kind, a program of pilates may be exactly what you need to follow in order to build [...]
A common medication prescription given for back pain is for muscle relaxants. Muscle relaxants work well when your muscles are so tense they cause back pain. What I didn’t realize is that science doesn’t know for sure how muscle relaxants work on the muscles. They just know they can calm your nerves [...]
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Picking a surgeon you trust your back to can be a traumatic decision. We like to think all doctors are fully qualified and competent in their specialties, but we also all know it’s not true. Your regular doctor will probably be the person who picks the first surgeon you see. But it’s [...]
There are plenty of wonder drugs on the market for every ailment. The new cholesterol preventing drugs are on the list of “great discoveries” – for now. Apparently drugs like Lipitor are statins, and statins can cause muscle weakness if used for long periods of time. In fact, some people are claiming they [...]
There’s a diagnosis called Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. It’s a fancy name for a spine that has a narrowing channel which squeezes the nerves. These nerves lead to your butt and your legs, so there can be considerable pain. There’s lot of reasons why the spinal canal can be too narrow. For [...]
A lot of back pain can be reduced by exercising. It seems like such a contradiction, but it’s true. The caveat is you don’t want to suddenly try to do a lot of exercises you’re not used to doing. You need to ease into the exercise program and give your back time [...]
Developing back pain is the perfect way to ruin a good night’s sleep. But we live in a world that believes in having choices. There’s plenty of products on the market that can help you sleep better even with back pain. Some of them are expensive such as the specially designed mattresses, [...]
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The erector spinae are back muscles that run along each side of the spinal column. When you injure this muscle, it can really hurt. The best way to control the pain is through exercises that target these muscles. Too many people forget all about toning up their back muscles when they exercise. They work their [...]
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Lots of people go to chiropractors looking for relief from back pain. If you’ve ever wondered what goes on in a chiropractor’s office, you’re not alone. Basically the chiropractor tries to relieve the pressure and compression in a spine that’s resulted from tension, strain or even injury. Stress is a more frequent cause of back [...]
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There are plenty of people who sit at a computer five days a week all day long. Office workers used to be called desk jockeys, but now they’re more like computer jockeys. When you sit for extended periods of time, the back inevitably starts to hurt. It often begins as an ache in the middle [...]
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