I can tell you from the years of working with athletes who have back pain, you as the athlete are going to have to surrender a little bit. This approach makes sense but it may go against your current training principles. And I’m not saying that what you are doing is dead wrong but when you are dealing with an issue things ha … Read More
Why Trigger Point Therapy works so Well…
If you experience painful knots in your neck, shoulder and arm areas, your mid and lower back, even your hips and legs, you are not alone. 86 million Americans suffer from various types of chronic pain. Dr. Janet Travell treated President John F. Kennedy's chronic back pain. Dr. Travell and her colleague, Dr. David Simons … Read More
The 5 Most Effective Treatments for Back Pain, Neck Pain and Sciatica
I wanted to share with you the list of the top 5 treatments for back pain, neck pain, sciatica and other related conditions. But before I do, I just had to share these two emails I just received... ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: martina travaille Date: Mar 10, 2008 6:21 PM Subject: backjoy To: jesse I am lo … Read More
Chiropractic Adjustments Trigger Stroke
All my chiropractor friends are going to just love this email.... If you've ever considered chiropractic care for your back or neck pain, you may want to think again. Why? One reason is there have been several recent cases where individuals suffered a stroke after having spinal manipulations done on their neck by chiro … Read More
How Long Does Inversion Therapy Take?
It used to be that inversion therapy was considered an alternative back pain treatment, placed in the same category as acupuncture and healing crystals. Today however inversion therapy is considered by many in the medical community a legitimate and effective treatment for a variety of back ailments. For most back pain suffer … Read More
4 Secrets To Sexy Killer Abs
Men and women all over the Western world spend tens of millions of dollars every year in in search of a drool-worthy midsection. Currently there are dozens of ab-targeting exercise machines and contraptions on the market, each one promising you tight, toned and sculpted abdominal muscles. We have the Ab Roller, 8 Minute Abs, … Read More
Treating Pregnancy-Related Lower Back Pain
You’ve made it through the morning sickness, inability to eat your favorite foods and even cravings that would make your pre-pregnancy self, cringe. Now it’s time to figure name the baby, decorate the nursery and plan the baby shower. At this stage in the pregnancy there is another unfortunate experience that must be dealt w … Read More
Large Breasts and Back Pain
For some guys, it may be difficult to see a downside to women with large breasts. But for 1 million women who are - let us say "generously endowed" - it can be a source of considerable pain. Some women, in fact, suffer with severe pain, deteriorating posture, and are at risk for spinal deformity and other repetitive stress i … Read More
“Bodybuilding Sins” Article #5 – Rest, Recovery, and Injury Prevention
Many of the injuries that bodybuilders suffer from could be easily prevented just by allowing the body enough time to rest... While most bodybuilders dread hearing the word "rest”, many fail to realize that there is far more to rest than just avoiding overtraining. When you perform a tough workout you not only stress that … Read More
“Bodybuilding Sins” Article #4 – Targeted Exercises
What is a Targeted Exercise and Why You Need To Be Doing Them? While performing three different exercises for each area of the chest may sound "targeted” and it may work great for targeting the chest itself... this is NOT what we mean by targeted... What we are talking about is choosing exercises with more than just si … Read More