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My Mother Told Me to Stand Up Straight – Posture

admin — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 19:54:12 +0000

It turns out my mother was right when she kept telling me to stand up straight. Maintaining good posture as you go through life is important for preventing back problems. When you look at people around you it’s easy to find lots of them who round their shoulders and curve their spines. We slump in [...]

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Oh My Aching ….Back Pain

admin — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 07:05:28 +0000

How many people do you know in your life that have complained about back pain? It’s probably quite a few. Now think about how many responses you have received when asking them where it hurts. It’s back pain, but it’s also pain that can occur anywhere along the back or sides and cause problems in [...]

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Oh What a Pain This Is! Cause of Lower Back Pain

admin — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 05:06:31 +0000

If the pain in your back worsens, or you can’t find relief through moderate exercise and over the counter medications, it’s time to see a doctor to find the cause of lower back pain. There can be many reasons why you’re having back pain and they can extend beyond simple muscle sprains. Finding the cause [...]

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It’s My Legs.. Not My Back – Back Pain

admin — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 02:50:20 +0000

Back pain can be a weird ailment. You can have a bad back and the pain is in the legs. By a bad back I mean there’s a problem with the spine that’s been identified as the cause of your problems. But back pain can actually be more like butt pain, leg pain or even [...]

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Closing the Gate of Pain

admin — Fri, 28 May 2010 00:28:51 +0000

Drs. Ronald Melzack and Patrick Wall developed a theory about back pain in the 1960s. Research on their theory is being given new life due to the amazing medical research tools available today. The theory is called the Gate Control Theory of Pain. It’s an interesting theory that’s being studied closer as doctors learn to [...]

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Getting Active with Physical Therapy for Low Back Pain

admin — Mon, 17 May 2010 20:10:00 +0000

It may sound strange at first, but physical therapy management for low back pain means getting active for your pain control program. Often, pain in the lower back is due to strained or pulled muscles, but it’s just as often due to poor muscle tone. That’s right! If you let your back muscles weaken to [...]

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Mystery of the Herniated Disc without Pain

admin — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 10:28:47 +0000

A bulging disc is when the spongy material between vertebrae extends out. It’s usually caused by too much pressure that’s been put on the spine causing excessive compression. There are lots of nerves that run out from the disc, so when the disc bulges near one of the nerves, pain develops. The pain isn’t necessarily [...]

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All Dried Up – Degenerative Disc Disease

admin — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 01:47:44 +0000

Getting a diagnosis of degenerative disc disease can be scary. It sounds so awful in several ways. Degenerative means a steady decline and disc disease indicates something abnormal is happening to your back. In essence, degenerative disc disease is when the disc between vertebrae starts drying out. If it gets dry enough the disc can [...]

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Getting Some Sleep Finally

admin — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 23:38:56 +0000

I can be so hard to get a full night’s sleep with back pain. As expected, it hurts so much it becomes impossible to stay asleep even if you manage to fall asleep. Of course, trying to get out of bed with back pain just makes the whole experience worse. There are some tips you [...]

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I Need Some Rest

admin — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:26:17 +0000

Back pain can be really hard on sleep. It can hurt lying on your back and your stomach. The pain makes it hard to get to sleep, and once you do, it makes it hard to stay asleep. It doesn’t take long to get exhausted. Some people think you should stay in bed when you [...]

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