Have you ever noticed how old injuries seem to be creeping back in to your life with greater frequency?
It’s so annoying, right??
This weekend my husband and I enjoyed another fabulous Harlem “Open Streets” dance party hosted by local legend, DJ Hard Hittin' Harry. We danced for...
Is there anything worse than being in pain and having to run around, trying to find someone who can help you figure out why you're in pain?!
The fact that so many people are struggling at navigating the same healthcare maze for back pain drives me bonkers. It's like we are all...
If you're constipated, no need to be embarrassed, it's quite common!
But did you know that back pain and many of the pain killers prescribed to treat back pain can lead to constipation?
Did you know that constipation often makes back pain worse?
Did you know that prunes are more effective...
So this is a familiar movement, right? The difference is that I’m not cat-cowing, and I’m not moving my whole spine.
I’m just isolating the movement to my lumbar spine
and I’m just slow-flexing to cat
Why?
Because otherwise I’d default to my mid to upper...
First, a public service announcement: A “strong core” does not mean “six pack abs”. It could include them but your rectus abdominus is NOT the be-all, end-all indicators for whether you’re core-strong.
Your shoulders integrate to your side and back core
Strong...
THIS IS YOUR BACK! Isn't it beautiful?
You see all those muscles back there?
While strengthening your core is important, please seize the opportunity to also train all these other muscles which form the “myofascial scaffolding” for your spine.
That is all.
xo Dinneen
DOSAGE
Are you over-protecting your injury? Or do you find yourself over-doing it and then suffering recurring setbacks?
Both are quite common.
One day you may be feeling like “Everything hurts” (overprotecting) then suddenly you feel like “I haven’t felt this good...
HEAD, NECK, JAW, TONGUE
Five years ago I taught a workshop that included head, neck, jaw and tongue positioning for optimal spine health.
Minds were blown
After the workshop I felt I had “over-reached” and I vowed to mute that schpiel until “later” because it seemed to...
For anyone rehabbing back pain, the hip hinge is without a doubt one of the top movements to master!
The hinge, when done well, drives flexion and extension through your mighty glute muscles, sparing your back.
When you think about it, you probably hinge about 100 times a day....moving from...
Sit? Stand? Kneel? Recline?
What IS the best position when working from home?
The answer is ALL of them!
The best position is really “the next position”
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Try standing in the morning, sitting for lunch, half-kneeling after lunch and reclining towards the end of day.
Take plenty of...
Got Laundry?!
Is lockdown over yet?
Laundry can be a bitch if you've got back pain.
Housework done carelessly can be hell for your back
Seriously, doing housework is an olympic athletic endeavor!
Moving around at home is the best time to drop in to a hip hinge and/or squat
Why be dainty?...
The Oxford Languages dictionary defines trauma as "emotional shock following a stressful event or a physical injury, which may be associated with physical shock and sometimes leads to long-term neurosis."
Living in pain is traumatic.
Sometimes we experience trauma that's related to what we call...
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