Pain and Cold Weather

6 Key Tips to Stop Your Winter Pain Pain and cold weather are partners in crime. As temperatures dip in winter, many people experience increasing pain ... especially back pain, joint pain, and knee pain. But YOU do not need to! Fact is, changes in weather and barometric pressure do make a difference in your pain, and the e … Read More

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

What Causes Scoliosis

Before we discuss the causes of scoliosis, let's quickly summarize this term. Scoliosis is used to describe abnormal curvature of the spine. Are spines are supposed to be curved, aren't they? That's correct, a slight curve of the spine is required for our bodies to function the way they do. However, when lateral curvature is … Read More

Filed Under: Back Muscle Injury
Written By: Jesse Cannone, CFT, CPRS, MFT,

7 Worst Foods that Cause Aging & 7 Most Powerful Anti-Aging Tips

  Do you want to get old fast? Look older than you should, lack the energy you ought to have, bring on all sorts of serious diseases like cancer and heart attack, lose your mental clarity and memory, and die younger than you should? I’m sure your answer is a giant NO WAY! In which case the most important goa … Read More

Filed Under: Combat Aging
Written By: Jesse Cannone, CFT, CPRS, MFT,

Using Pilates to Heal and Prevent Chronic Back Pain

It’s pretty hard to drive around “middle America” and not see at least a few Pilates studios. Is this just a trend that will come and go, or was Joseph Pilates on to something when he created floor exercises that would later become a staple of modern fitness? Though many people may not be too familiar with Pilates, fitnes … Read More

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

Therapeutic Products for the Treatment of Sciatica

For over 10 years, our back pain experts have been reviewing dozens of products for back pain and sciatica. Some of them pass our test and others fail to hit the mark. On this website, you will only find products that we feel can truly help you relieve your pain. In this article, we will cover the best products for the treat … Read More

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

Holiday Weight Gain -12 Key Tips to Completely Avoid It

'Tis the season when many accept gaining weight as a given, as inevitable as that certain neighbor’s house decked out with so many holiday lights that it rivals the Las Vegas strip in brightness. But a holiday weight gain study published in the New England Journal of Medicine showed that that weight adults put on duri … Read More

Filed Under: Weight Loss
Written By: Jesse Cannone, CFT, CPRS, MFT,

Spinal Surgery Alternatives

Spinal injuries can be very serious, and should not be taken lightly. But, how does one know when surgery is the answer? Surgery of any kind should always be thoroughly evaluated before committing to any procedure. Even though many procedures are far less invasive than they used to be, surgery can still be very expensive, ri … Read More

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

Whiplash Physical Therapy

Millions of people all over the world experience whiplash. Whiplash is not an actual medical term, but is used to describe the damage that occurs to the head and neck after an impact.  The motion of the head quickly moving forward and backward can cause tears in the muscles and ligaments, as well as create pinched nerves and … Read More

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

Relieve Upper Back Pain – Our 4 Top Back Pain Tips

  While lower back pain rightfully gets a lot attention, upper back pain is a growing problem. This is especially true among office workers and those who spend hours behind the wheel driving. Upper back pain relief starts with you and your personal choices. Here’s our top four upper back pain tips to help you relieve … Read More

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

20 Ways to Cut Calories Fast

Gearing up to cut calories? Good news: there’s an easy way to cut calories - without following some hard-to-keep fad diet. If you’ve tried to lose weight before, you probably already know that cutting a ton of calories all at once only leaves you feeling run down and unable to stick with the change. The better, easy way to … Read More

Filed Under: Weight Loss
Written By: Jesse Cannone, CFT, CPRS, MFT,