"Learn to live with it." That's what Mike's doctor told him when he just couldn't get rid of the chronic pain in his shoulders, a result of years playing professional baseball. He was also told that the prescription anti-inflammatory drugs he was on would eventually destroy his liver. Mike quit the drugs immediately. But c … Read More
Sarcoidosis: Pain and Death from Inflammation and Fibrosis
In 1995, actress Karen Duffy — better known as MTV's VJ "Duff” — returned home to New York after the Emmy Awards in Los Angeles in excruciating pain. She later described the initial pain in her head like "a burning, sharp pain that felt like I was being electrocuted.” As bad as the pain felt, it soon grew even worse. Befor … Read More
Tylenol and Motrin Total Recall
If you're a parent or grandparent, you've hopefully heard of the massive recall of children and infant medications from pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson earlier this month. As a father of 8, it certainly caught my attention. According to the related FDA news release, medicines involved may have too much of the act … Read More
Heating Pad for Back Pain?
Heating Pad for Back Pain? If you've ever suffered from any type of back pain, you've likely reached for the electric heating pad to soothe your aching muscles. While heat therapy can be helpful at temporarily reducing pain, it doesn't come without some risk. Not only are burns possible, but nearly all electric heating p … Read More
Ginger for Natural Pain Relief
Ginger has remained synonymous with Asian cooking for thousands of years. Its root spices up oriental stir fry dishes, is eaten pickled with sushi, and lends its unique zesty flavor to gingerbread cookies. But its remarkable healing properties and widespread availability have made ginger root the most widely used herbal r … Read More
My wife's "back went out" … here's what she's doing
When people say back pain affects everyone, that really is the truth! Not only did I struggle with middle back pain (and a bunch of other ailments like shoulder problems, knee pain, tendonitis) years ago before becoming an "expert" ... but my wife has also had several bouts of back pain over the years brought on initially … Read More
True Life Success Stories From The Back Pain Sufferers Who Lived Them…
"My back pain subsided to almost nothing within the FIRST WEEK... I don't have to 'play through the pain' anymore! Thank you so much!" "Recurring back pain from previous soccer seasons affected me again in August when I began my Fall soccer season. At first I was playing through the pain and then I started taking Heal-n-So … Read More
Is Mixed Pain Syndrome Causing Chronic Pain?
With all the technological advancements in medicine and pain treatment programs, you’d think back pain would be a thing of the past. Unfortunately pain is a mysterious beast with many origins and there is not always a clear-cut cause or treatment. Luckily for you, we at The Healthy Back Institute stay on top every important … Read More
“WOW! Huge difference — I stopped taking painkillers!”
"All I can say is a big WOW and thank you. I have only been taking them for 4 or 5 days, but have noticed an huge difference. I stopped taking my strong painkillers, Co Codemal (the strongest) and Dihydrocodine, which I was taking every day and the full limit allowed in a day. I feel "almost" normal again." From a very ver … Read More
7 Multi-Purpose Natural Pain Relievers
When it comes to treating pain, most of us make the familiar trip to the medicine cabinet for over the counter pain medication like aspirin or ibuprofen. If the pain is chronic, we even make a trip to the doctor’s office for the far more dangerous, prescription painkillers. These are effective for pain management, but the re … Read More