The Back Pain Blog

Stretches For Back Pain – 6 Muscle-Strengthening And Pain-Relieving Exercises

Craig — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:34:07 +0000

The path to a back-pain-free life is usually a process and one very important part of this process is maintaining muscle strength and flexibility, particularly in the core or stabilizing muscles. Stretching is a great way of ensuring that your muscles are ’primed’ for further exercise, but if exercise is too painful at the moment they are also a great way [...]

Back Pain And Depression – The Signs And What You Can Do To Fight It Off

Craig — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 15:46:03 +0000

Is it any wonder that back pain and depression are so closely linked? Unlike a broken limb or a sprained ankle for instance where you can immobilize the affected area and wait for it to heal, back pain is all-encompassing, all-of-the-time. In a chronic situation there can be lifestyle, income and social changes that have [...]

Tips For Sleeping With Back Pain

Laura Adams — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:47:39 +0000

It is surprising to hear the amount of people who suffer from back pain whether it is chronic or otherwise. There are a number of different ways in which you can help your back problems; it is all about finding the right option that works best for you. Some people find that exercise benefits them, [...]

Avoid The Aches and Pains At the Office Desk

Martha Deland — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 14:52:55 +0000

Does it ever happen that you’re typing at your desk and suddenly your fingers feel numb or your wrist start to ache. Your lower back is begging for a massage and your eyelids twitch like a light bulb just seconds before it dies. Headaches, eyestrain, muscle, tendons, neck, shoulder or back thigh pains are all symptoms related to postural fatigue. But [...]

Help For Dealing With Neck Pain

Craig — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 15:18:19 +0000

Is Neck Pain taking away your quality of life? Have you been frustrated by the lack of success in finding a permanent cure for your neck pain? If this sounds like your situation please take the time to check out the all-new Lose The Neck Pain system from The Healthy Back Institute. Jesse Cannone from [...]

Please Spare A Thought For The Brisbane Flood Victims

Craig — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 18:13:48 +0000

I know that most of you that come to this site are busy dealing with your back pain issues, but I would like to ask you to give a thought to the victims of the floods currently affecting my home town of Brisbane, Australia. At the moment the city is reeling from the worst floods [...]

Heal N Soothe – Does It Work?

Craig — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 15:58:27 +0000

Heal N Soothe is a natural pain reliever and anti-inflammatory from Livingwell Nutraceuticals and The Healthy Back Institute. When you consider the dangers involved with the commonly prescribed NSAID’s (Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs) a natural alternative makes a lot of sense. Although NSAID’s are good at controlling pain and reducing inflammation, according to the U.S. Food And Drug Administration prolonged [...]

Could The Underlying Cause Of Your Back Pain Be Muscle Related?

Craig — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 03:28:43 +0000

What is surprising about the diagnoses and treatment of back pain is that out of the millions of back pain sufferers in the world it is estimated that up to half of them (myself included, unfortunately!) never get a medically-diagnosed reason for their back pain. Given the advancements that have been made in the medical [...]

Is Your Office Chair The Source Of Your Back Pain?

BackcareBasics.com — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 23:51:02 +0000

Chances are good that whether you are at work or at your computer at home, you are reading this while sitting on an office chair. And while we hope we’re wrong, that chair you’re sitting on is probably not your back’s best friend. Is it one of those simply-constructed task chairs that wobbles when you [...]

Open Letter From A Chronic Pain Sufferer

Craig — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 12:16:44 +0000

On one of my frequent visits to the Spine-Health Forum I came across this open letter from a person suffering from chronic pain. The reason that I have re-posted it here is that I think it is very powerful in that it explains very well what a person suffering from chronic pain goes through. The [...]