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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UNSTUCK YOUR MINDSET back pain back pain relief back rehab backfit pro backpain herniated disc injury management low back pain retrain back pain spondy spondylolisthesis stenosis therapy balls tune up fitness yoga for back pain yoga tune up Oct 17, 2021

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...

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BELLY COMPRESSION WITH LONGER EXHALES abdominal adhesions anxiety back pain breathing coregeous rehabilitation self-massage therapy balls vagus nerve yoga tune up Mar 29, 2020

WHY BELLY COMPRESSION WITH LONGER EXHALES?

There's so many good reasons to exhale longer and there's so many reasons to touch your belly, that really, each could be it's own post.

But given all the brouhaha in my boy's tummy lately, post-appendix rupture, we are pulling out all the stops for a...

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FIVE STAR REVIEWS back pain back pain relief backfitpro dinneen viggiano retrain back pain self-care therapy balls tune up fitness yoga tune up Jun 29, 2019

I'm excited to be back at YogaWorks teaching Yoga Tune Up® for Self-Care classes.

Join me Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:15 to 3:30 at YogaWorks Soho

It's 75 minutes! We've been kevetching about the 60 minute format for quite some time so I hope you can come enjoy our new 75...

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LOOK MA, NO ACL! acl acl rehab aclr back pain backfitpro knee rehab kneehab meniscus retrain back pain spinal surgery surgery therapy balls tune up fitness yoga tune up Jan 30, 2018

I didn't know that regular people could actively thrive for 30+ years without an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). Professional athletes with kickass professional therapy support, yes, but normal people?

Three decades ago, my orthopedists were clear that I would not be able to live an active,...

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10 MIND GAMES WRECKING YOUR RECOVERY (& HOW TO OVERRIDE THEM) back pain back pain exercises back pain relief back rehab back stretches low back pain relief lower back pain retrain back pain stretching for lower back pain therapy balls tune up fitness yoga tune up Dec 30, 2017

Change requires action. Most of us have become experts at psyching ourselves out yet we hardly even realize when or how it’s happening.

Following is a partial list of various mental states that lead to paralysis, inaction and delayed healing:

1. THE COMPLAINING GAME - Complaining is so much...

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BANISHING BACK PAIN YOGA TUNE UP FITNESS® STYLE back pain back pain exercises back pain relief back rehab back stretches low back pain relief lower back pain retrain back pain stretching for lower back pain therapy balls tune up fitness yoga tune up Jul 28, 2017

“Low back pain is the single leading cause of disability worldwide”[1]

Back pain affects 8 out of 10 people at some point in their lives [2], and on average health care expenditures for individuals with back pain have been estimated to be about 60% higher than those without.[3]...

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