A highly demanding job may not always seem like a good thing, but it may give you a coveted edge over your peers. I’m not talking about climbing the corporate ladder either. Research published in the journal Neurology found that people who do challenging work enjoy better protection against memory and cognitive decline in … Read More
How to Treat Lordosis
Your spine has gentle curves that help counter the effects of gravity and help you move your body fluidly and without pain. If the natural curvatures of your spine become exaggerated, as is the case with lordosis, pain and trouble moving can result. Your lumbar spine (the area just above your buttocks) naturally has an in … Read More
Stop Telling Your Story: How to Derail the Thought-Pain Cycle
By Steve Hefferon, CMT, PTA Today what I want to say to you is… Stop telling your story. Stop letting subconscious influences act on your body and cause you pain. Perhaps you wonder, How can my mind create pain in my body? It's very simple. Let's give an example. Say you are stressed out about your job, and that stress c … Read More
Laugh Your Way to Pain Relief
By Steven Hefferon, CMT, PTA, CPRS A man rushed into a veterinarian's office carrying his limp, lifeless dog. The vet examined the animal and told the man the dog was dead. The man asked if there was any way the doctor could revive the dog. The doctor left the room and returned with a cat, who sniffed the dog from head to … Read More
Why Not to Wear Heel Lifts
By Steve Hefferon, CMT, PTA Here at the Healthy Back Institute we discourage people from going straight into heel lifts. Sufferers need to understand why wearing lifts might end up prolonging their pain. Heel lifts can work against you achieving the physical balance necessary for a pain-free pelvis or back. Knowing … Read More
7 Everyday Activities that SURPRISINGLY Cause Back Pain
Up to 84 percent of Americans will suffer from low back pain at some point during their lives.[i] Sometimes there’s an obvious precursor to the pain, like a car accident or arthritis … but much more often, there is not. The pain is labeled “non-specific” back pain in these cases, which is another way of saying the cause o … Read More
Standing Can Reduce Back Pain?
Anyone who works at a desk for a living knows how difficult it is to maintain proper posture, and thereby avoid back pain as a result. Others, like truck drivers and sales people who spend long hours in the car or on planes also know this well. Prolonged sitting puts a strain on the lumbar region of your back, and this is of … Read More
The Myths, Lies & True Causes of Arthritis
There are three big myths surrounding arthritis. Myth #1: Chronic joint pain is a part of aging and only affects the elderly - If you look around it is easy to see how this myth formed and took hold. There are plenty of elderly afflicted with arthritic conditions. But by keeping the immune system strong and stable, eating … Read More
The Myths, Lies & True Causes of Cancer
The biggest myth of cancer is that tumors are cancer. That doesn't tell the whole story. Tumors are actually a SYMPTOM of cancer. And that means destroying them (via surgery, chemotherapy, or other means) doesn't not address the root problem. Think of it like a kid blowing soap bubbles. You could pop bubble after bubbl … Read More
The Myths, Lies &True Causes of Fibromyalgia
The problem with fibromyalgia is that it is used when doctors can't identify a clear medical problem. They know something is wrong, but they just can't get a bead on it. Because of this "murky" diagnosis, it is tough separate the fact from the fiction when it comes to Fibromyalgia. But one of the biggest lies is that f … Read More