When it comes to back pain, knowledge is power. Our mission here at the Healthy Back Institute is to help you learn all you can about your particular condition because we know that informed people get better care and faster results. The more you know, the more you can be in control of your own treatment, and Muscle Balance … Read More

by Jesse Cannone, CFT, CPRS, MFT The Healthy Back Institute Winter is here and this is the time many people become less active, eat more, store more belly fat... and experience greater pain. It's the combination of less motion, more fat and colder weather that adds to our pain... and the low back in often the target. Did … Read More

By Dr. Mark Wiley, The Healthy Back Institute In 1996 "only" 77 million Americans were suffering chronic pain annually. Today, that number is more than 150 million! That amounts to a 100% increase in just a dozen years! I'll bet you didn't know that pain costs an estimated $100 billion each year! And that health experts es … Read More

By David Levine, Health Writer The creaky knees and achy back of old age are a well-known stereotype. Of course, it's based in truth. As we age, muscles shorten and lose some elasticity. The soft tissues that hold joints together stiffen. Bones lose density. Conventional medicine typically offers cover-up treatments for th … Read More

I got this chat Question this morning and I wanted to share it with all of our Athletes with or without back pain... As  you read through it, remember that core strength alone is not the answer... Athletes that do single sport activities are creating muscle imbalances everyday and that is not how world class athletes do it … Read More