Did you go for a jog this morning or plan a workout at the gym this evening? If so, that’s great… but if you think that’s going to keep you from dying a premature death you could be wrong. Dead wrong. According to a study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, those who sit for over six hours a day h … Read More
3 Simple Exercises for Back Pain
by Robert Chu, PhD, L.Ac. Perhaps you've had a hard day, you had to shovel the walk, dig your car out of the snow, mailed a few heavy packages, are carrying around some extra holiday weight, or had to take your in-laws around town. You're tired, and it feels like your back is about to go out. To keep your back in supple wo … Read More
Is Mixed Pain Syndrome Causing Chronic Pain?
By Steve Hefferon, CMT, CPTA With all the technological advancements in medicine and pain treatment programs, you’d think back pain would be a thing of the past. Unfortunately pain is a mysterious beast with many origins and there is not always a clear-cut cause or treatment. Luckily for you, we at The Healthy Back Instit … Read More
Pain Free People 7 Characteristics
7 Characteristics of Pain-Free People by Steve Hefferon, CMT, CPTA People ask me every day, "Can you truly help me live a pain-free life?" I understand why they feel they need to ask. It is not because they doubt my credentials or experience. However, I am not often the first specialist they have turned to. Other reputabl … Read More
How To Maintain Perfect Sitting Posture
If you've ever suffered from back pain, chances are good you've been told your posture could be to blame. In fact, this advice precedes the back pain for many of us because dear old Mom used to say "sit up straight” or "stop slouching” all the time. Perhaps you rolled your eyes and reluctantly straightened your back fo … Read More
How Your Mood Affects Your Health
The Emotions-Pain Connection: How Your Mood Affects Your Health By Dr. Mark Wiley, OMD, PhD Emotions play such a vital role in both wellness and illness, that to ignore them in any outlook on health is a mistake. While emotions are natural and important parts of life, when taken to excess they can be damaging to the body. … Read More
Walk Your Pain Away
Break the Chronic-Pain Cycle: Walk Your Pain Away! By Dr. Mark Wiley, OMD, PhD There are many causes of pain, and many contributors to the ongoing pain-pills-inactivity cycle. Your back hurts, your head is throbbing, your fibromyalgia is aching... so you swallow the meds and sit-out the day. Just like you did yesterday and … Read More
Drug Free Relief
Get off the NSAID Train! Go for Drug-Free Relief, Instead By Dr. Mark Wiley, David Levine & Steve Hefferon Chronic pain is persistent, long-lasting discomfort that doesn't resolve itself or respond to routine pain-relief methods. Clearly, despite their arsenal of elaborate and costly hi-tech medical procedures, doctors … Read More
How to Derail the Thought Pain Cycle ?
Stop Telling Your Story: How to Derail the Thought-Pain Cycle? By Steve Hefferon, CMT, PTA Today what I want to say to you is… Stop telling your story. Stop letting subconscious influences act on your body and cause you pain. Perhaps you wonder, How can my mind create pain in my body? It's very simple. Let's give an exampl … Read More
Back Pain is on Your Mind
When Back Pain Is On Your Mind. Change Your Mind! By Alan Orr For many, back pain is among the worst types of pain to deal with on a daily basis. It is a very real problem that is often caused by some imbalanced structural problem or from an injury. But it is important to keep in mind that all pain is "information." When … Read More