One of the questions we get most here at the Healthy Back Institute is: "what's the best mattress for back pain?". A good mattress can make all the difference in the world for getting a good night's sleep. When sciatica or back pain makes sleeping difficult, picking the right mattress takes on even greater importance. Conv … Read More
Is Being Overweight Causing Your Back Pain?
There has been little disagreement for decades that packing on extra pounds can be detrimental your health. Now there's reason to believe higher levels of belly fat have a direct relationship with pain throughout the body. Having an "apple-shaped" body with more fat around the midsection has been proclaimed as unhealthier t … Read More
Acute Inflammation vs. Chronic Inflammation
Short-tem, or acute, inflammation is one of your body's most powerful defense mechanisms. Swelling from increased fluids protects injured areas from further harm while the body goes into overdrive to fend off bacteria, viruses, and even parasites. It not only kills off the invaders, but damaged tissue as well, until your bod … Read More
Back Pain Sidelines Soldiers
Back pain is the leading cause of disability in the world. Other muscle and joint pain complaints, such as arthritis, are nearly as prevalent. A new study published earlier this month in The Lancet indicates soldiers in modern combat remain at high risk for these types of injuries. In the study, researchers from the Johns H … Read More
BackJoy Core Reviews
Review of The BackJoy Core So, they call it a "back orthotic" and claim it can eliminate back pain in seconds. Well, it's really more of a seat or cushion that supports your pelvis when sitting on it. When used correctly it actually does help you to sit up straighter which improves posture and can reduce or eliminate bac … Read More
Owner or Victim – Which One Are You?
One of the biggest things that keeps people in pain is not the condition or lack of some high-tech treatment, but instead, it's often their own beliefs. If you are struggling with any type of problem in your life, whether it's some form of back pain or some other issue, I challenge you to listen to this audio. Owner or … Read More
Why Your Diet Is Failing YOU!
For most Americans living and maintaining a healthy lifestyle is a pipe dream–something that we can dream about achieving but very few will. Furthermore it is viewed as kind of a drag, an obligation that really isn’t exciting for all the work it requires. This is just the first of many misconceptions contributing to the grow … Read More
Natural Treatments for Sciatica
If you've been diagnosed with sciatica you might be surprised to learn it's not really a physical condition at all. Instead, sciatica is a description of a set of pain symptoms typically caused by pressure on the sciatic nerve. The actual condition causing sciatic pain can be as diverse as a herniated disc pressing upon the … Read More
How to Fix a Herniated Disc
Fixing a bulging or herniated disc means different things to different people. Usually it either means a) help me stop my back pain, or b) help me fix the herniated disc. The end result may be the same but the perspective is critical. If you simply want to mask the back pain you could take one of the many non-steroidal anti … Read More
TENS for Back Pain?
TENS is back in the news again. TENS therapy is widely used to treat chronic lower back pain by sending electric currents to nerves from a pocket sized battery pack through electrodes attached to the skin (TENS stands for transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation). The big news is the National Academy of Neurology no longer … Read More