Category Archives: low 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. 
The Articles page has many … 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

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

Strain Your Pasta, Not Your Back

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Strain Your Pasta, Not Your Back Tips to Avoid Back and Neck Pain Due to Everyday Kitchen Activities The kitchen is often described as “hardest-working room in the house,” and it is where one’s back can work the hardest as well. According to Dr. William Madosky of Madosky Chiropractic and Acupuncture Center in St. Louis, poorly designed kitchen and the way we work and move within them – standing, sitting and bending – can lead to back and neck pain. Whether one prepares food like a gourmet chef or a short-order cook, a lot of time is spent in the … Continue reading