Stretching can be great, but it can also make existing injuries worse or even bring about new ones! The key to making stretching work for you is knowing which stretches you need to be working on… and just because a muscle feels tight, that doesn’t necessarily mean it needs to be stretched. For example, many people stretch … Read More
Body Building and the need for Training Variations when looking for Pain Relief and Maximum Results
Bodybuilders are a stubborn bunch... almost as bad as runners! And they tend to follow the "HERD” doing whatever exercises and routines the "pros” are doing... Now, if your goal is to be as big as possible and you are not at all concerned with your health and fitness, don't even bother this article... this article is for … Read More
Bodybuilding “Sins” That Hamper Your Efforts
No one is immune from back pain, whether you lead an inactive life that involves watching television and "vegging out” or if you hit the gym every day in an effort to perfect your body. In fact those who are most physically active–athletes and bodybuilders–are perhaps more susceptible to back pain that can take you out of th … Read More
Can Proper Nutrition and Supplementation Heal Your Back Pain?
Anyone looking to achieve optimal health has to consider nutrition as the single most important ingredient for success. In a perfect world, all of our nutrition should come from the food we eat. Supplementation should not even be an issue. In the real world, however, most of the foods we eat are riddled with fertilizers, her … Read More
What to look for in a seat cushion when you have back pain…
1. Its needs to tilt the pelvis into the correct sitting posture: Few cushions gently tilt your pelvis forward to induce a neutral position for your spine. Aligning the sacral region corrects the dysfunctional mechanics caused by sitting. The strain and pressure of supporting your body weight is moved away from the spine's m … Read More
Alternative Back Pain Treatments, including Massage, Meditation, Acupuncture, Hypnosis ect…
Why do we call mind-body techniques such as massage, meditation, hypnosis, or acupuncture "alternative" treatments when they've been around since the dawn of Man? If these techniques have been around and used for that long, surely there must be something to them. Truth is, you're already a bit of an expert in some of these … Read More
The Link Between Brain Power & Chronic Back Pain
It should come as no surprise that chronic back pain can negatively affect your life, both physically and mentally. With that can come depression and anxiety over your inability to fully participate in and enjoy your life. Based on what we know about chronic back pain, scientists have assumed that the changes that take place … Read More
The Danger Of Poor Sleep
Nothing feels better than waking up fully refreshed after a good night of sleep. It would be great if each one of us could get the doctor recommended 7 to 8 hours each night, but life often makes that virtually impossible. Between late nights at the office, familial obligations and post-work relaxation we’re lucky to get clo … Read More
The Complete Healing Formula for Back Pain
These articles share my personal experiences and thoughts on each element of recovery. The only exception is the weight loss post, but I thought it was too good of an article to not include... 1. Balancing the body from a physical factor. https://losethebackpain.com/treatments/musclebalancetherapy.html Sample goal: 10 m … Read More
Worlds most active Back Pain Forum, get your questions answered!
The Healthy Back Institute hosts the worlds number most active Back Pain Forum. The forum is monitored daily by back pain experts with more than 1000 topics. This forum is the single best resource for back pain suffer with questions and concerns, it is free, no registration or accounts to fill out and you get instant a … Read More