(And Our Unanimous Choice for Our BEST Gift!) What are the worst holiday gifts you could possibly receive or give? To answer that, we here at The Healthy Back Institute first had fun sharing with each other what makes a really great gift. Here are the Five Great Gift Essentials we came up with: 1) The gift come … Read More
Fibrin: The Sticky Protein Behind Joint Pain and Inflammation
Bonus Content: The 5 WORST Foods to Eat If You Have Joint Pain or Arthritis The sticky clumps covering the red blood cells pictured above is called fibrin. It's your body's first response to injury and pain. Fibrin itself is not bad, unless it gets out of control. Fibrin dictates how healthy and flexible every part of … Read More
Spine Decompression Therapy -Experts’ Top Recommendations
How Does Fibromyalgia Affect Sexual Function
Fibromyalgia is so much more than chronic pain and discomfort. It is a condition that affects nearly all the aspects of life, from emotional health to financial stability. But what can you do when fibromyalgia becomes an issue in the bedroom? One of the most frustrating things about fibromyalgia is that people on the outs … Read More
How Does Back Pain Affect The Elderly
There’s no doubt that we get wiser as we get older. If we only knew then what we know now, right? Unfortunately, other things happen to us as we get older and our bodies have a real way harsh way of showing it. Back pain affects millions of people, from teens to mature adults. Obviously, the older you are the harder it ca … Read More
7 Worst Foods that Cause Aging & 7 Most Powerful Anti-Aging Tips
Do you want to get old fast? Look older than you should, lack the energy you ought to have, bring on all sorts of serious diseases like cancer and heart attack, lose your mental clarity and memory, and die younger than you should? I’m sure your answer is a giant NO WAY! In which case the most important goa … Read More
Back Support ProductsOur 3 Top Back Pain Recommendations
Nearly half of us spend eight hours a day or more sitting in a chair. More than 12 hours a day for nearly half of those! Of course, your typical desk chair, car seat, or couch doesn’t exactly offer wonderful back support, either. No wonder we live in a society where at least 80% of us get back pain at some point! … Read More
Using Pilates to Heal and Prevent Chronic Back Pain
It’s pretty hard to drive around “middle America” and not see at least a few Pilates studios. Is this just a trend that will come and go, or was Joseph Pilates on to something when he created floor exercises that would later become a staple of modern fitness? Though many people may not be too familiar with Pilates, fitnes … Read More
Therapeutic Products for the Treatment of Sciatica
For over 10 years, our back pain experts have been reviewing dozens of products for back pain and sciatica. Some of them pass our test and others fail to hit the mark. On this website, you will only find products that we feel can truly help you relieve your pain. In this article, we will cover the best products for the treat … Read More
Holiday Weight Gain -12 Key Tips to Completely Avoid It
'Tis the season when many accept gaining weight as a given, as inevitable as that certain neighbor’s house decked out with so many holiday lights that it rivals the Las Vegas strip in brightness. But a holiday weight gain study published in the New England Journal of Medicine showed that that weight adults put on duri … Read More