Putting a Pin in Debilitating Discomfort ◊ Dry needling for back pain, performed by a qualified practitioner, can complement your approach to treating mild to severe discomfort in the areas of your back. Mainstream medicine is largely stumped when it comes to alleviating back pain, a condition that...
Read MoreThe sacrum is all about balance and symmetry. Protect your sacrum with practical advice. The sacrum is a large, triangular-shaped bone at the bottom of the spine that connects the spine to the pelvis. The sacrum houses the sacral plexus, a major cluster of nerves that...
Read More↓ Sitting for long periods can lead to stiffer hips and weakened muscles in the abs and core—all of which can add up to lower back pain. Here’s how to sit better. Reading Cathryn Ramin’s excellent book, Crooked: Outwitting the Back Pain Industry and Getting on the...
Read More↓ Yin yoga works the connective tissue that wraps around our muscles and carries messages from the brain. By practicing yin yoga, we may be able to reprogram some of the physical patterns causing chronic pain. Yin is a style of yoga that involves staying in supported...
Read MoreTry doing this sequence daily, mixing yoga and pilates—especially during pregnancy. You may feel relief within as little as a week or less. I’ve been doing yoga a long time, and I’ve also had lower back problems for a long time. It took me a while...
Read More↓ Sciatica can be debilitating. Preventing sciatica requires some life changes, but it’s worth it. I have an admission—my posture is awful. Like lots of people, I’m working from home, hunched over my computer for hours on end, ping-ponging from chair to couch to bed, trying to...
Read More↓ Poor posture, shallow breathing, and shutdown emotions wreak havoc on your back. Try these daily shifts to release the physical and emotional roots of upper back pain. Your upper body is the seat of the complex movements of your shoulders, arms, and head. Emotionally, it houses...
Read MoreGetty/spukkato Yin yoga works the connective tissue that wraps around our muscles and carries messages from the brain. By practicing yin yoga, we may be able to reprogram some of the physical patterns causing chronic pain. Yin is a style of yoga that involves staying in supported...
Read More♠ That chronic back pain is a message from your body. Are you listening? These 5 questions will help you gain insight. When back pain is occasional and acute, it generally has a really important message like: “Take me to the doctor! I’m injured—which is very helpful....
Read MoreA recent study reveals 8 weeks of mindfulness-based and cognitive therapies (MBCT) may ease chronic low back pain. If you’ve ever had back pain, you know it’s one of the worst kinds of pain to have. Chronic low back pain affects millions globally and is often...
Read MoreFitness Tip For Nagging Back and Neck Pain * Over the years I have seen some remarkable changes in clients. The term “quality of life,” means a lot when pain, restrictions, and swelling become part of your daily life. Things such as tendonitis, tension headaches, neck pain,...
Read MoreLiving Well with Chronic Pain An Interview with Vidyamala Burch Vidyamala Burch: In 1976, when I was 16 years old, I had my first spinal injury from lifting a friend out of a swimming pool, which sounds innocuous enough but the accident revealed an underlying spinal weakness,...
Read MoreHaving lower back pain is one of the most debilitating feelings in the world. If you have ever had it then you will know that it can affect every single part of your life. You will probably have to stay in bed for long periods of...
Read MoreThe Healing Powers of Light Therapy Bright light therapy has long been an effective treatment for people suffering from seasonal affective disorder (SAD). Now new research shows that this alternative treatment may offer significant relief for physical pain as well — specifically back pain. In a new...
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