What is it and Will it Work for You and Your Condition? By Steven Hefferon, PTA, CMT Generally speaking, spinal decompression is a linear force pulling on the body to create negative pressure between each vertebra. This negative pressure will cause a misaligned disc to be sucked back into place and create more space betwee … Read More

Rolfing Therapy: A Way to Align the Body and Relieve Pain Rolfing is a method of structural integration accomplished by soft tissue manipulation and movement education. Developed in the 1950s by Ida Rolf, this bodywork method has allowed people to stand straighter, move better then ever and gain height through its focus on … Read More

What Two Things Killed Physical Therapy? By Steven Hefferon, CMT PTA When I first started in physical therapy in the early 1990s, I knew I had found something I loved to do, and it was a profession I was good at. I soon realized I was spending more time doing paperwork than I was doing treatments. I began to hate my job, … Read More

Can Proper Nutrition and Supplementation Heal Your Back Pain? By Steven Hefferon, CMT, CTP, CPRS 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 … Read More

NSAIDs: Why This Widely Prescribed Medication Won't Cure Your Back Pain Problem Why are non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) the most prescribed medication for back pain? Simple. They help you make it through the day by taking the edge off. They make you feel better, or at least they help you forget about the pain … Read More

Treating Nerve Back Pain at Home By Jesse Cannone, CFT, CPRS, MFT Nerve pain hurts millions of people. They see doctors, consume handfuls of prescription medications, have surgeries... and still suffer. Nerve pain is called neuralgia, and manifests in various ways, such as: trigeminal neuralgia (affecting the face), sciati … Read More

Muscle Balance Therapy - One of the most effective and underrated treatments for back pain, neck pain, herniated discs, sciatica and more. Press play to watch this short video about muscle imbalances and how to use Muscle Balance Therapy. Click Here to Use Muscle Balance Therapy NOW to get rid of Back Pain and Sciatica … Read More

Alternative Techniques You Would Never Guess Would Reduce Pain and Bring Healing - Mind-Body Techniques Steven Hefferon, CMT PTA, CPRS 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 … Read More

Low Back Pain and Acupuncture By Robert Chu, PhD, L.Ac. If you're suffering from low back pain, acupuncture is one of the treasures of complementary medicine. Perhaps you're suffering from muscle pain or pinched nerve, or you've overworked or fatigued and strained your back. Or you were exposed to cold, damp conditions th … Read More