Treating Pregnancy-Related Lower Back Pain

You’ve made it through the morning sickness, inability to eat your favorite foods and even cravings that would make your pre-pregnancy self, cringe. Now it’s time to figure name the baby, decorate the nursery and plan the baby shower. At this stage in the pregnancy there is another unfortunate experience that must be dealt w … Read More

Filed Under: Pregnancy and Lower Back Pain
Written By: Jesse Cannone, CFT, CPRS, MFT,

Large Breasts and Back Pain

For some guys, it may be difficult to see a downside to women with large breasts. But for 1 million women who are - let us say "generously endowed" - it can be a source of considerable pain. Some women, in fact, suffer with severe pain, deteriorating posture, and are at risk for spinal deformity and other repetitive stress i … Read More

Filed Under: Large Breasts and Back Pain
Written By: Jesse Cannone, CFT, CPRS, MFT,

“Bodybuilding Sins” Article #5 – Rest, Recovery, and Injury Prevention

Many of the injuries that bodybuilders suffer from could be easily prevented just by allowing the body enough time to rest... While most bodybuilders dread hearing the word "rest”, many fail to realize that there is far more to rest than just avoiding overtraining. When you perform a tough workout you not only stress that … Read More

Filed Under: Exercise
Written By: Jesse Cannone, CFT, CPRS, MFT,

“Bodybuilding Sins” Article #4 – Targeted Exercises

What is a Targeted Exercise and Why You Need To Be Doing Them? While performing three different exercises for each area of the chest may sound "targeted” and it may work great for targeting the chest itself... this is NOT what we mean by targeted... What we are talking about is choosing exercises with more than just si … Read More

Filed Under: Exercise
Written By: Jesse Cannone, CFT, CPRS, MFT,

“Bodybuilding Sins” Article #3 – Targeted Stretching

Stretching can be great, but it can also make existing injuries worse or even bring about new ones! The key to making stretching work for you is knowing which stretches you need to be working on… and just because a muscle feels tight, that doesn’t necessarily mean it needs to be stretched. For example, many people stretch … Read More

Filed Under: Exercise
Written By: Jesse Cannone, CFT, CPRS, MFT,

Body Building and the need for Training Variations when looking for Pain Relief and Maximum Results

Bodybuilders are a stubborn bunch... almost as bad as runners! And they tend to follow the "HERD” doing whatever exercises and routines the "pros” are doing... Now, if your goal is to be as big as possible and you are not at all concerned with your health and fitness, don't even bother this article... this article is for … Read More

Filed Under: Exercise
Written By: Jesse Cannone, CFT, CPRS, MFT,

Bodybuilding “Sins” That Hamper Your Efforts

No one is immune from back pain, whether you lead an inactive life that involves watching television and "vegging out” or if you hit the gym every day in an effort to perfect your body. In fact those who are most physically active–athletes and bodybuilders–are perhaps more susceptible to back pain that can take you out of th … Read More

Filed Under: Back Pain Exercises
Written By: Jesse Cannone, CFT, CPRS, MFT,

Can Proper Nutrition and Supplementation Heal Your Back Pain?

Anyone looking to achieve optimal health has to consider nutrition as the single most important ingredient for success. In a perfect world, all of our nutrition should come from the food we eat. Supplementation should not even be an issue. In the real world, however, most of the foods we eat are riddled with fertilizers, her … Read More

Filed Under: Nutrition
Written By: Jesse Cannone, CFT, CPRS, MFT,

What to look for in a seat cushion when you have back pain…

1. Its needs to tilt the pelvis into the correct sitting posture: Few cushions gently tilt your pelvis forward to induce a neutral position for your spine. Aligning the sacral region corrects the dysfunctional mechanics caused by sitting. The strain and pressure of supporting your body weight is moved away from the spine's m … Read More

Filed Under: Seat Cushion
Written By: Jesse Cannone, CFT, CPRS, MFT,

Alternative Back Pain Treatments, including Massage, Meditation, Acupuncture, Hypnosis ect…

Why do we call mind-body techniques such as massage, meditation, hypnosis, or acupuncture "alternative" treatments when they've been around since the dawn of Man? If these techniques have been around and used for that long, surely there must be something to them. Truth is, you're already a bit of an expert in some of these … Read More

Filed Under: Pain Relief
Written By: Jesse Cannone, CFT, CPRS, MFT,