Long Car Trip? Here’s How to Avoid Back Pain One of the most common causes of back pain is prolonged sitting. If you are heading out on a long car trip, there is no way of getting around the fact that you will have to sit for prolonged periods of time. However, there are several …
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How to Destroy Your Spine: Part 3 So far you’ve learned how your lifting habits and posture can destroy your back. This article will focus on how not exercising may be hurting you more than you know. Here’s how: Not Exercising We all know proper nutrition and exercise are important for maintaining general health. Did …
Does Cracking My Back Cause Permanent Harm? Are you wondering if you’re doing more harm than good when you crack your back? If so, you’re not alone. Thousands, if not millions, of people routinely ask themselves or their health care providers the same question. There’s just something about cracking your back that feels so good …
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Causes of Back Pain Our back is under constant stress at all times. As a result, it is not surprising that individuals can develop back pain. In this article, we shall briefly review the common causes of back pain. A Bad Diet In order to maintain a strong back, we are required to have a …
5 Steps for Recovering from Lower Back Pain Lower back pain can be aggravating, annoying, and in the worst case scenario, debilitating. In order to treat the condition, it is important to first identify the cause: Patients with severe lower back pain caused by a serious accident (i.e. a car wreck, a fall from a …
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Have you ever experienced numbness or tingling in your arm or leg, your foot or your hand – something that feels like the pins and needles of a limb “going to sleep,” but doesn’t go away? Some people report shooting pain down their arm or leg, or even a sharp jolt of pain in the …
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To honor National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month, we would like to draw attention to two groups that are leading the charge when it comes to giving back and give you some important educational information. The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation On May 27th, 1995, American movie star Christopher Reeves fell off his horse during …
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The winter and holiday season is one of the most joyous ones. Enjoying time with family, friends, and loved ones is something everyone loves. To make the most of your winter and holiday season by staying safe, follow the easy instructions presented in this post. Preparing Your Home Winter is the season where people spend …
Why Does My Back Seem to Hurt More as Cold Weather Comes? What is it about the approach of winter that seems to aggravate aches and pains, especially neck and back pain? This effect is somewhat controversial in scholarly literature on medicine, but for some people it’s inescapable and excruciating. Controversial it may be, but …
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Shape Up For Summer Now that it’s Summer and the weather is warming up, lots of people are thinking about changing their routine: shaking up their wellness, setting new well-being objectives, or perhaps simply shaping up for shorts-and-bathing-suit weather. In fact, any time is a good time to consider positive changes in diet, healthy habits …
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