HOW LONG UNTIL I HEAL?? back pain back pain relief ligaments pain Jul 11, 2023

Understanding Muscles, Cartilage, Ligaments, Tendons, Bones, and Nerves and Exploring Healing Times for Each

 

Injuries happen.

Some of them like to stick around for much longer than we'd like and we're left scratching our heads trying to remember how long our last injury took to go away and...

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WHY YOU NEED TO WORK ON YOUR ANKLES AND KNEES IF YOU’VE GOT BACK PAIN ankles back injury back pain back pain relief knees posture spine movement Jun 08, 2023

Your body is a web of connective tissues, which are all connected. 

When you feel pain in one area, it may actually be due to an injury in a different spot. 

You’ve got muscular and neural pathways that connect your feet to your head and also link your ankles to your knees and...

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NUTRITION FOR PAIN RELIEF: OMEGA-3 ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS antiinflammatory antiinflammatory diet back pain relief back pain remedy chronic pain inflammation low back pain relief nutrition nutrition for back pain pain relief Mar 27, 2023

We tend to overemphasize healing the site of injury when we're injured - whether that’s a broken finger, a sprained ankle or a herniated disc. 

 

We wrap the thing, we put ointment on the thing, we may ice (or heat) the thing, and then we tend to (over)focus on “the...

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PAIN AND PROSTAGLANDINS antiinflammatory diet back pain back pain relief inflammation low back low back pain relief pain relief prostaglandins Mar 20, 2023

 

Did you know that a whopping 18%-35% of Americans are dealing with chronic  pain?

That percentage varies, depending on which study you reference.

The worldwide average is around 20%.

 

I am the first one to acknowledge how fortunate we are to have western medicine, doctors and...

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THE BEST DRUGSTORE PAIN RELIEVERS back injury back pain back pain relief ibuprofen nsaids pain relief Mar 15, 2023

 If you’ve been dealing with pain for awhile, you’ve probably reached for some type of over-the-counter (otc) pain relievers at some point, right?

Even though you may have a couple of different kinds of drugstore analgesics in our medicine cabinets, your might not be quite sure ...

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BACK PAIN ACCOUNTING back pain back pain relief back pain remedy back pain sucks back rehab biopsychosocial causes of low back pain chronic low back pain exercises for spondy holistic back care low back low back pain low back pain relief spondylolisthesis Aug 01, 2022

You can listen to the Retrain Back Pain Podcast recording of this topic here

After reading the subject line of this article, you might be wondering, "What does accounting have to do with back pain and moving the way I love to move?!"

It's is not all about exercise do's and don'ts

Doing some...

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SUGAR, INFLAMMATION AND BACK PAIN antiinflammatory diet back pain relief backfitpro backpain chronic pain inflammation low back pain spondy spondylitis spondylolisthesis sugar tune up fitness yoga tune up Mar 24, 2022

Chances are that if your back (or any other body part) hurts, you’ve got some inflammation happening.

When working well, inflammation is a wonderful, natural process that helps your body to heal injuries.

If inflammation sticks around for too long or when your inflammatory system becomes...

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HOW TO STOP YOUR BACK FROM HURTING back pain back pain relief ddd low back pain sijd spondy spondylolisthesis stenosis Mar 02, 2022

How can you stop your back from hurting if you can’t stop hurting your back?

 

The number one way to stop your back from hurting is to stop hurting your back.

I don't mean to sound smug, but you know, sometimes the simplest things can have really profound effects

I catch many...

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DOES POSTURE MATTER? anterolisthesis back pain back pain relief ergonomics low back pain retrolisthesis sitting sitting posture spinal fusion spine spondy spondylitis spondylolisthesis wfh Jan 28, 2022

Reprinted, with permission, from my Australian colleague, Dr. Andrew Locke.

Dr. Andrew's response to the question "Does posture matter?" was intended for the professionals spewing nonsense all over social media on this topic.

Instead of re-writing the whole shebang, I've just added a few [notes...

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RETRAIN BACK PAIN RETREAT FAQ'S back pain exercises back pain relief back pain remedy back pain sucks back pain support costa rica costa rica retreat fitness retreat spondy spondylolisthesis yoga retreat Jan 03, 2022

Check out these Frequently Asked Questions about the February 3rd to 8th RETRAIN BACK PAIN IN PARADISE Costa Rica Retreat and definitely reach out for more details.

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WHO IS IT FOR?

As one of our registrants said right before signing up, “So this retreat is really for...

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BACK PAIN RELIEF: ANNUAL REFLECTION PRACTICE 2022 back pain back pain relief back rehab new years resolutions spondy spondylolisthesis Dec 27, 2021

Timecheck: We are in the final days of 2021 and we are two and a half years into this pandemic. For many, back pain is getting worse and back pain relief is hard to come by.

I chose the elephant for this week's image because unspoken health issues that need more attention are like the elephant in...

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SPINAL DECOMPRESSION: PART 1 back pain back pain exercises back pain relief back rehab backfit pro ddd degenerative disc disease herniated disc low back pain retrain back pain slipped disc spinal fusion spinal traction spondy spondylolisthesis stenosis traction Nov 23, 2021

Did you know that gravity causes your spine to compress by about fifteen percent during the day?

Did you also know that sitting is notably more compressive for your vertebral column than standing or reclining?

This is generally good to know, but what can you do about it??

Besides...

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