Those who are aware of the healing powers of yoga recognize firsthand how this traditional spiritual, physical and mental discipline has been known to heal and reconstruct the mind and the body. Many use yoga as a means for improving health while others have sought the practice to realign spiritually and learn the art of med … Read More

Upper back pain often perplexes both doctors and sufferers. Doctors recommend a variety of treatments because they assume, as most do, that the pain is related to posture. Sufferers try anything possible to reduce the pain. These treatments fail and frustration grows. A patient decides to just live with the problem. That can … Read More

It's a secret most women don't share other than with their closest partners. Women with larger breasts are often thought of as being lucky or gifted. But for women whose breasts are not proportionate to their frames, there is often pain associated with the extra weight they carry. Those women often experience upper back pai … Read More

Upper back pain is no simple matter. It's painful, irritating and often debilitating for sufferers. For most sufferers, the pain does not come and go, but rather persists over days, weeks and months, damaging the back and altering the person's life. Upper back pain not only slows a person, but keeps them from doing everyday … Read More

Most people know that it can be normal for one of our legs to be shorter or longer than the other. But how much is too much? A significant or severe leg length discrepancy can cause serious lower back pain, and chronic lower back pain can affect your daily life, your movements, and more. How can pain related to uneven legs b … Read More

The more you know about any problem, the better equipped you are to handle it, and that is true of all medical problems including back pain. When you understand the intricacies of back pain the more informed you will be about effective and long lasting treatments. Because back pain can range from mild to severe and inhibit y … Read More

Our modern sedentary lifestyle comes with a whole host of new health issues. Lower back pain, a common complaint, is the result of years of poor posture – whether sitting, standing, moving about or engaging in physical activity. Our vertebrae are separated by discs that provide flexibility and act as shock absorbers. Over t … Read More

Sciatica is a term generally used to describe pain that is usually associated with the irritation of compression of one of five nerves roots that ultimately give rise to each sciatic nerve. Pain from sciatic nerve irritation is usually felt in the buttocks, lower back and in many cases that pain has been known to resonate to … Read More

Chronic back pain can be extremely difficult to live with. Having pain as a constant companion can be exhausting, and can even cause the sufferer to go into a deep depression. However, there are certain things chronic back pain sufferers can do to help relieve the pain. Don't lie around too much. When you're feeling pain it … Read More

Along with all the other pains and discomfort that comes with pregnancy, pregnant women can also expect a fair amount of back pain. This is all part and parcel of being pregnant, and while most women feel that there is little that can be done to ease the symptoms, there are actually a few things that can be done for treatmen … Read More