How to Destroy Your Spine: Part 1 Stepping on cracks won’t really break anyone’s back, but lifting wrong will. A lot of back problems can be prevented. In this series, we’ll take a look at some of the ways you may be hurting your back everyday, starting with incorrect lifting. You’ve heard it before or …
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Gardening, Yard Work and Back Strain
Gardeners, Protect Your Spine! Digging, weeding, planting, carrying, spading, watering – there’s a lot of potential for back pain in the average flower or vegetable garden. As the Spring and Summer seasons bring in prime gardening weather, how can we protect our spines? Gardening and Your Back: Preparation After a long, relatively inactive winter, it’s …
Does Cracking My Back Cause Permanent Harm?
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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Cruel Shoes – Are Those Fashionable Shoes Hurting Your Back?
How can your footwear contribute to back pain? How many people who suffer from back pain ever stop to think that the problem might be their shoes? What could connect the pain and fatigue in you lower back to the shoes on your feet? One answer lies in the concept known to sports trainers and …
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Causes of Back Pain
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
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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That Tingling Feeling – Is It A Sign of Spinal Problems?
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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September Is National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month
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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Winter Safety Checklist from the CDC
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?
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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