Developed in the 1960s by New Zealand physical therapist Robin McKenzie, the McKenzie Method has rapidly become popular around the world for treating back pain, particularly for those with degenerative disc disease and other disc-related back pain. One of the reasons we like the McKenzie Method is it starts with a non-inv … Read More
Don’t Let Pain Burn Out Your Brain
Imagine that your brain is an engine in a car with a manual transmission. You keep your engine well-oiled and tuned up... and day after day it efficiently propels your car along from Point A to Point B. Never a complaint. Until one day the clutch snaps. Something has gone wrong in the transmission and suddenly you're for … Read More
Frequency Specific Microcurrent
By Carolyn McMakin, MA, DC My patient, I’ll call him Jim, worked as a security driver for an armored car company and loved his job. Jim was only 47 and really didn’t want to undergo the three level low back disc replacement and spinal fusion surgery scheduled in four weeks. But he had tried everything from physical therapy … Read More
Little Known Causes of Back Pain and Leg Pain
Just because lower back pain is one of the top reasons for visits to the doctor doesn't mean you're going to get good advice on how to treat it. Oh sure, you may come away with some pain pills... get your back cracked at your chiropractor... or get some massage and physical therapy to help you feel better. Any of thes … Read More
The 10 Back Pain Commandments
by Steve Hefferon, CMT, PTA We get thousands of email from people all over the world asking our advice about back pain. Despite over a hundred articles available on LoseTheBackPain.com, and in our weekly emails, people still confuse the forest for the trees. There are just so many areas to consider when dealing with the tota … Read More
5 Tips to Ease Night Time Pain
Nighttime pain is a cause of distress for millions of people. It seems that in the evenings when people are worn out from their long day and the body is shutting down its defenses, pain seems to jump front and center. And without the ability to ease the pain, inflammation, tightness and stress… getting a deep, sound sleep is … Read More
Fox News Report: Back Pain & Office Chairs
A segment recently ran on Fox News about work-related back pain. Specifically Dr. Marc Siegel was speaking about how office chairs post a dangerous risk for the health of office workers. For many office workers and those who have been suffering from persistent or chronic back pain for years, this claim should come as no sur … Read More
50 Years of Back Pain Gone in 1 Day!
Here's a success story we recently received from a customer using our "Lose the Back Pain" system... "Hi Jesse, I've been struggling with back pain for the last 50 years, using all treatments available. My last issue with back pain started with a golf swing. After 5 days of the usual treatment, heat & ultrasound, p … Read More
Can Spinal Discs Be Repaired By Stem Cells?
By Dr. Mark Wiley New research indicates that back pain due to degenerated and herniated intervertebral discs (IVD) may now have found a cure in stem cell research. This is a huge scientific breakthrough when back pain statistics are factored into the equation. For example back pain is one of the most common reasons that … Read More
Back Pain 101: CBS News Almost Got It Right
Back Pain 101: CBS News Almost Got It Right By Jesse Cannone The mainstream media far too often gets health reporting dead wrong. That's why I was pleasantly surprised when I ran across this CBS News Early Show HealthWatch episode on back pain from earlier this year. In Back Pain 101: Separating Fact from Fiction, CBS New … Read More