by Margaret McCraw, Ph.D. Have you been in a funk, not understanding the reason for your bad moods and lack of energy? Are you isolating yourself from others because you never know how you will feel from moment to moment? Have you noticed that friends and family members have backed away from spending time with you? Is livin … Read More
The 10 Back Pain Commandments
by Steve Hefferon, CMT, PTA We get thousands of email from people all over the world asking our advice about back pain. Despite over a hundred articles available on LoseTheBackPain.com, and in our weekly emails, people still confuse the forest for the trees. There are just so many areas to consider when dealing with the tota … Read More
Pregnancy Back Pain: 4 Safe Ways to Get Relief
Imagine strapping a five pound weight to yourself for three months. Five pounds really isn't that much. And surely after three months you'll hardly notice it's there. Now add one more pound every week for another six months. By the end of month nine you'll be lugging around an extra 29 pounds. And you have to carry it 24/ … Read More
Will Our Lose the Back Pain System Work For You?
Have you struggled with lower back pain, sciatica, or other back problems for any length of time? If so, you're bound to ask whether or not our Lose the Back Pain System will really work for you. How do I know? Because it is, by far, the most asked question we get every single day. Phone calls, emails, and even personal le … Read More
Acupuncture: Connecting You With Back Pain Relief
Everything in the universe is connected. At least that's the belief behind traditional acupuncture. Practiced in China for well over 3,000 years, acupuncture is one of the most time-tested ancient healing sciences in Traditional Chinese Medicine. It's a practice based on maintaining a balance of energies in the body. Trad … Read More
Back Pain at Work? Try These Stretches and Exercises
Do you sit in an office working at a desk all day? It's easy to get stiff and sore when we don't get up and move around often enough. Two minutes of simple stretches and exercises right at your desk can work wonders at restoring flexibility and relieving back pain, shoulder pain, and other achy muscles caused by sitting a … Read More
Are Pain Relievers Helping or Hurting Your Back Pain?
When your back hurts or muscles ache, does the easiest solution often seem to lie in a bottle inside your medicine cabinet? Relief may last for a few hours, but then it's back to the medicine cabinet or off to the drug store for bottle after bottle of the same old stuff. Or to the doctor for a stronger prescription. Bu … Read More
Back Pain Office Chair Reviews
In our last video I showed you how to avoid back pain at work with some simple ergonomic tips on how to set up your desk, use the telephone, adjust your office chair and more. Today we get right down to the root of the problem most likely behind your back pain at work: the office chair you're planted in hour after hour ever … Read More
Scrape Away Your Back Pain With Gua Sha
People suffering from back pain, neck pain and sciatica can finally experience sweet relief with a little-known Chinese secret called "Gua Sha". This procedure is popular in China and parts of Southeast Asia as an effective method for treating a number of diseases. In the western world, the approach has yet to become widely … Read More
Is Acid Causing Your Joint Pain?
It doesn't take a chemistry major to know that acid is bad for your health. Certainly you won't be opening up a D-cell battery and dumping out its contents on your salad anytime soon, right? Take a look at the terminals on your car's battery, or inside a child's toy after the batteries have been left to sit for too long. … Read More