My friend and colleague, Dr. Jerome Fryer, in British Columbia has conducted a pilot study on loading and unloading the spine using a seated spinal decompression technique. He has graciously given me permission to reprint (and reword) one of his recent blog articles, relating to his decompression te...
I don't flash my credentials around much. But it might be helpful to lay out the groundwork for where I'm coming from in order to understand why Retrain Back Pain is proving to be so successful.
I've been working in nutrition and therapeutic fitness for twenty-two years. I may have met some of you ...
There's lots to be grateful for having gotten this far in a well-lived life!
Besides irreplaceable experiences and new friendships, many of the adventures, travels and sports you've enjoyed over the years may have also resulted in a few injuries. Am I right?
If you feel like you’re in a perpetual ...
I'm really excited for this incredible event, which also happens to be my only in-person teaching gig for the foreseeable future.
Our retreat is all set for February 3rd to 8th!
My husband, Henry, will be joining us, the first couple of rezziees have rolled in (and gotten free airfare!) and I've g...
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 three hours straig...
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 re-inventing the whee...
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 effecti
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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 back and
📍because I’m exte
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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 shoulders are integral to havin...
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 in weeks” - and may
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💀 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 have landed way o...
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