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Muscles are the largest cause of back pain. And head pain. And arm pain. And hand pain. But most doctors don’t understand the roles of muscles in causing your pain. I think you will enjoy this interview that explains why you have pain and what you can do to get rid of your pain naturally. [...]
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Are you a teenager with “knots” in your back by your shoulder blades? Or do you know a teen who complains of upper back pain? Why does this happen? The muscles in the front of bodies are actually about 30% stronger than the muscles in the back of the body. When someone spends a lot [...]
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Bulging disks are always caused by something. The cause may be your posture or some other reason. But the good news is that backs heal all the time! Sometimes just taking the pressure off the disks can do the trick. Sometimes doctors will send you to physical therapy and the therapist will try to help [...]
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Research shows that when you lack certain minerals your muscles get unhappy. You only need very small amounts. What’s the best way to get these minerals? Eating a very healthy diet (not the conventional American diet with lots of highly processed foods) is a good start. Dark green veggies, nuts and seeds, and other real [...]
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Some people have too little curve behind their waist and some have too much curve. This article is for the flat-backed folks. You used to have a curve in your lower back behind your waist. The curve pointed inward toward your belly. In fact, you HAD to have that curve in order to learn to [...]
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Which helps upper back pain more? Heat or cold? The answer is: It depends! The rule of thumb is heat for muscular pain and ice or cold for nervy pain. If your upper back pain feels more like muscle strain or muscular pull or aches, heat is probably the way to go. On the other [...]
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Here’s a quick stretching tip for pain in your lower back: The muscles in the front of your thighs and the insides of your thighs (where they touch each other) pull on your back. The muscles in your thigh are actually attached to your pelvis and spine. That means they PULL on your pelvis and [...]
Can yoga exercises get rid of your back pain? Last week two different people wrote to tell me how much difference yoga made in their pain. And did you know there are yoga classes specifically for people with back pain? The really good thing about the practice of yoga movements is
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Inversion tables DO help get rid of back pain. They create space between your spinal bones. Two or three times a day for at least a few minutes reduces the pressure of gravity. That’s the whole thing: Gravity. It keeps us from floating off into space but it also squashes us down. Gravity can cause [...]
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Muscle knots in your upper back can go away. Here’s a conversation I had with a reader who woke up with a knot. The morning I woke up with the pain, It was literally unbearable. It faded (Over a month) into discomfort, then almost gone (without me doing anything). The pain seemed reminiscent of a [...]
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