Got pain in your lower back? Do you think it might be muscle strain?
Some people have too little curve behind their waist and some have too much curve. This article is for the flat-backed folks who have too little curve behind their waist.
You used to have a curve in your lower back behind your waist.
The curve pointed inward toward your belly. In fact, you HAD to have that curve in order to learn to walk.
But then you started Continue reading Cool Tool To Get Rid of Lower Back Muscle Strain
Should you use heat packs or cold packs for upper back pain? Which helps upper back pain more? Heat or cold?
The answer is: It depends!
The rule of thumb is heat for muscular pain and ice or cold for nervy pain.
If your upper back pain feels more like muscle strain or muscular aches, heat is probably the way to go. Muscles tend to respond well to heat. You might also want to think about applying heat to your upper chest muscles to help them relax, too.
On the other hand, if you have Continue reading Heat Or Ice For Upper Back Pain And Neck Pain?
Do you have lower back pain? Did you know that your legs might be causing that pain? It’s true!
I’ll give you some background and then a quick stretching tip for getting rid of the pain in your lower back:
Here’s how your body works:
The muscles in the front of your thighs and the insides of your thighs (where they touch each other) pull on your back because they are actually attached to your pelvis and spine. Since they are attached to your bones, the muscles can PULL on your pelvis and spine.
Those muscles pull on your Continue reading Your Legs Can Cause Low Back Pain
Can yoga exercises get rid of your back pain?
Last week two different people wrote to tell me how much difference yoga made in their pain. And did you know there are yoga classes specifically for people with back pain?
The really good thing about the practice of yoga movements is Continue reading Does Yoga Help Get Rid Of Back Pain Naturally?
Have you been wondering about using an inversion table to help get rid of back pain naturally? Or how inversion tables work?
Here’s some helpful info:
Inversion tables DO help get rid of back pain. They create a little more space between your spinal bones. Stretching two or three times a day for at least a few minutes reduces the pressure of gravity.
That’s the whole thing: Gravity.
It keeps us from floating off into space but it also squashes us down.
Gravity can cause pain unless we do things to counteract it. Inversion is one of those things.
Some of the older style inversion tables have Continue reading Inversion Tables – Does Inversion Get Rid Of Back Pain?
Muscle “knots” in your upper back can go away. In fact, you can get rid of your upper back muscle pain naturally!
Here’s a conversation I had with a reader who woke up with muscle pain in his upper back and neck.
The morning I woke up with the pain, It was literally unbearable. It faded (Over a month) into discomfort, then almost gone (without me doing anything). The pain seemed reminiscent of a muscle tear or muscle strain. It would come back as mild discomfort if Continue reading Using A Tennis Ball To Reduce Upper Back Muscle Pain
You have a really, really strong back. Really, you do!
But, sometimes when something happens, like a spasm or a “catch”, you might start to think that your back is frail or fragile. You might think you have to “baby” your back.
When we start to baby our back, or move tentatively, we are setting ourselves up for injury. We start to move stiffly instead of smoothly. And, we are more likely to Continue reading You Have A Really Strong Back That Can Heal Naturally
When your back hurts you might think you will have back pain forever. But that’s not usually true!
You have a smart body. Your back pain is a message. Your body is telling you that it is not happy about something that is happening.
There are a lot of causes for back pain but most involve your muscles.
Muscles are the most commonly overlooked cause of pain.
Muscles move joints, bones, disks in your spine and press on nerves.
Muscles rule! 🙂
Here’s a back pain healing story:
Sharon said, “My mom’s been Continue reading You Will NOT Have Back Pain Forever
Lower back pain? Last time we talked about a simple method to relieve your low back pain. Here’s Part Two.
The last lower back pain relief article ( <–click here to read) said to lay on the floor with your legs at 90 degree angles at the hip and knee. Both calves were supported on a chair seat or similar piece of furniture.
Please click on the link and read everything before you go on. Thank you!
Here is the Continue reading Simple Way To Relieve Lower Back Pain – Part Two
When your lower back hurts, it might just feel like a little muscle strain or you may have much more uncomfortable pain than that.
Whether it hurts a little or a lot, here’s a simple way to relax the muscles in your lower back:
Note: Please read everything before you try this.
It involves getting down on the floor. Do this only if you are certain that you can get back up, feeling as you feel now. Or, make sure Continue reading Simple Way To Relax Your Lower Back