Category Archives: back pain

There is great info here – take a look!!

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Did you know that my website is a treasure trove of information?  I may be bragging a bit but there is great information that you can use immediately and in the future. Two of these pages on my site are the Fitness Library and the Articles page. The Fitness Library page has several short videos showing you how to strengthen your back muscles, improve the movement of your spinal joints, neck and shoulders. I encourage you to take a look at them and try them out. I will be adding more videos in the future. 
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Smoking and Back Pain — Resolve To Quit Smoking

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Add another serious health complication to the list of chronic ailments linked to smoking – back pain. Smoking has long been recognized as the cause for many serious health problems, including cancer, emphysema and asthma. “It is easy to attribute lung disease to smoking,” says Dr. William Madosky of Madosky Chiropractic and Acupuncture Center in St. Louis. “But few people make the connection between smoking and spinal injury, early spinal degeneration and chronic back pain.” A study by the National Spine Network reports that smokers are more likely to experience episodes of back pain that are more severe and last … Continue reading

New Moms and Back Pain: Tips For Relief

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You have just given birth to your child and are both overjoyed and overwhelmed. As you begin to settle in to being a new mom, enjoying the quiet times feeding your child, something unexpected happens: back pain. Although back pain associated with breast-feeding is very discouraging to a new mom, it is a common experience. The stress and strain placed on a new mom’s body caused by hormonal changes preparing her for birth and lactation play a major role in back pain. Change in body weight as well as muscles stretched and weakened by the birth process cause postural changes … Continue reading

Golfing Without Back Pain

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With the proliferation of new golf courses, high tech golf clubs and golf balls that travel greater distance it is clear that the popularity of golf is growing. It is estimated that 26 million people in the US play golf on a regular basis, which represents a 33% increase during the past decade. Whether you are a novice or a pro, young or old your ability to enjoy golf depends more on what you do before you get to the course than with the new clubs that you own. How can golf lead to back injuries? Playing golf requires a … Continue reading

Back Pain, Sex and Sexuality

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Back pain can be a pervasive condition impacting every aspect of our lives: physical, emotional and social. One of the least talked and most sensitive areas that back pain affects is our sexuality. Back pain can limit the movement, level of comfort and enjoyment of physical intimacy. The impact back pain not only affects our sexuality; it influences our primary relationships and often how we view ourselves as women or men. How does back pain affect our sex lives? Back pain can limit our physical movements, which alters our sexual experience. Fear of the onset of back pain during sexual … Continue reading

Sitting – Public Enemy #1

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Sitting – Public Enemy #1 Sitting.  All of us do it on a daily basis for work, recreation and at the end of the day while relaxing.  But is sitting really that good for us?  Recent research shows that in fact, sitting can be very detrimental to our overall health. Sitting is a repetitive activity.  That sounds counter intuitive because we associate sitting with inactivity.  In reality sitting increases the pressure placed on the discs of our spine, causes the surrounding muscles to weaken and promotes poor posture.  When done over weeks, months and years the impact of the pressure … Continue reading

Five Simple Tips to Reduce Back Pain

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Five Simple Tips to Reduce Back Pain How we sit, stand, bend and lift play a crucial role in how we are able to protect the health of our backs. People who experience occasional or chronic back pain often find that simply tasks that are performed daily can unexpectedly cause pain. Standing at the kitchen sink, putting away dishes or food, brushing your teeth, getting in and out of bed and getting into your car are activities that should be done with ease but often result in back pain. Below are five simple tips that can help you reduce the … Continue reading

Whiplash Injuries

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Whiplash Injuries: Why They Happen And What You Can Do To Help Prevent It? It is an event that is often unexpected but frequently unforgettable.  You are stopped in your car at a red light, patiently waiting for the signal to change when you hear the unmistakable sound of a car behind you slamming on its brakes just before it hits your car.  Within the next few seconds you are quickly and forcefully jostled inside your car and by the time you catch your breath the accident is over.  However, in that very short period of time your head, neck, … Continue reading

Back Pain Can Impact Sexuality

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Back Pain Can Impact Sexuality and Affect Relationships Understanding Problem and Open Communication is Best Medicine Back pain can be a pervasive condition impacting every aspect of our lives: physical, emotional and social. One of the least talked and most sensitive areas that back pain affects is our sexuality. Back pain can limit the movement, level of comfort and enjoyment of physical intimacy. This pain not only affects our sexuality; it influences our primary relationships and often how we view ourselves as women or men. How does back pain affect our sex lives?   Back pain can limit our physical … Continue reading

Weight Training: A Benefit Or A Risk For People With Chronic Low Back Pain

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Weight Training: A Benefit Or A Risk For People With Chronic Low Back Pain? People with chronic back pain live with the uncertainty that they may re-injure their backs at any time and for any reason – big or little. Their fear of back pain caused by new injuries often causes them to limit what they do and how often they do it. Limiting overall activity makes some sense because it limits the chances of hurting your back again. However, limiting your activities can also lead to a poorly conditioned body that lacks muscle tone and strength, which increases the … Continue reading