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Ice Can Help Get Rid Of Back Pain Due To Arthritis Or Bursitis

Cold packs can reduce inflammation and help with back pain and discomfort.

“If it’s very painful, I sometimes tell patients to ice four or five times daily for about 10 to 15 minutes,” says Amy Humphrey, DPT, a physical therapist at Body Dynamics, Inc. in Arlington, Va.

A cold pack is easy to use at home.  And if you don’t have one a package of frozen peas works just fine.

Here’s how to use an ice pack:

Wrap a thin towel around it so you don’t burn your skin and put it where you feel the pain. If you use the cold pack over your clothes you probably won’t need the towel.

If your cold pack doesn’t cover the whole area you can re-chill it and move it to a different part of your back.

When the area starts to feel numb you are done.  Remove the cold pack from that area to prevent damage to your tissues.

Ice is a wonderful tool to help get rid of pain in your back naturally.

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Movement Helps Back Pain Go Away and Stay Away

What kind of movement will help your back pain go away and stay away?

Well, here’s the deal.  We have several hundred muscles and most of us use only the same sixty or seventy all the time.  That gets us out of muscular balance.

So, mix things up!  Wake up the muscles that you haven’t been using.  Stretch the muscles in front Most of us have muscles in front that are way too tight and short.  That causes back pain.

Strengthen the back muscles.  Most of us have weak backs and we collapse forward.  Make those back muscles strong again.

If you take on a program of movement that is too far different from your usual activity, you will be sore tomorrow.

  • Start gradually.
  • Move thoughtfully.
  • Pay attention to what feels tight.
  • Look in the mirror to check your posture.  (You used to have great posture when you were little!)

Even simple, subtle movement will help your back muscles start to feel better.

A weak back can develop muscle “knots” and make your life miserable.

Did you know that even walking can help strengthen and normalize your back muscles?  How?  Because your legs are attached to your back!

If you feel the problem is a weak back, there is a program designed to help you get rid of those knots and muscle spasms in your upper back.  I’ve included lots of movements in it to help you get rid of that achy upper back, for good!

Click here to learn more:  Knots In Your Back.

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Brilliant Book Review: End Back Pain Forever

Can you get rid of your back pain forever?  Yes, says Norman J. Marcus, MD, in his 2012 book End Back Pain Forever –A Groundbreaking Approach to Eliminate Your Suffering.

Dr. Marcus has Pain Centers and medical experts from all over the world praising his work.

But I have a problem with it…something ‘funny’…

Here’s one review:

“The Treatment of back pain in American has suffered from weaknesses of diagnosis and a poverty of effective treatments.  This volume…brings intelligence and clarity to an area that profoundly needs such an activity.” – Robert Cancro, MD, Lucius N. Littanuer Professor of Psychiatry and chairman emeritus

Here’s another:

“Your back pain can be cured.  Read this book.  Dr. Norman Marcus eliminates low back pain by focusing on the major problem–muscle pain.  His treatment and prescribed exercises work–I know because he treated and cured me.” – Thomas J.J. Blanck, MD, PhD; Dorothy Reaves Spatz, MD Professor of Anesthesiology, Physiology, and Neuroscience chairman, Department of Anesthesiology, NYU Langone Medical Center

Wow!  This book is regarded as breakthrough treatment for back pain by highly regarded authorities and pain clinic experts.

There’s just one funny thing…

Here are some things from the book:

1.  Dr. Marcus says muscles are the primary source of 75 percent or more of all back pain, not the spine.  (But you knew that if you read here much.  I would have estimated 90 percent.)

2.  He says medical tests make you more likely to have surgery because they show such things as herniated disks but they may–or more likely may not–be the cause of your back pain.  (And this is true, too.  Most of us have abnormalities in our spines and disks but no pain.  Just because something is seen on a test does NOT mean it is the cause of your back pain.)

3.  He treats Continue reading Brilliant Book Review: End Back Pain Forever

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Get Rid Of Your Back Pain Naturally

You can get rid of your back pain naturally.

I love it!

You see, your body wants to be well. It just needs a little help from you. And sometimes from others who understand how bodies work.

Don’t be afraid to test your own abilities. You have a smart body.

And don’t be afraid to look outside of conventional medicine. Doctors are really smart but they know only what they know.

I seriously do love doctors but most aren’t trained to understand the roles of muscles in causing pain.

And if muscle knots in your upper back are a problem for you, they’re caused by muscle imbalance, too.  Muscle imbalance can be fixed.  🙂

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What Causes Back Pain And Natural Steps You Can Take For Back Pain Relief

We humans get back pain when our muscles get out of balance.  The good news is that there are steps you can take to get back into muscular balance and to get rid of your back pain naturally!

How does back pain happen?

Well, we are supposed to move, run, jump, climb, roll and continue doing all of the cool, fun things we did as young children.

But most of us do not.  :(

So, we get back pain.  Why?   Discover the rest of the story at:

http://simplepainrelief.com/2010/05/30/what-causes-back-pain/ (<– click the link to go to the article.)

There is so much you can do to get rid of your back pain naturally.  I have faith in you.  I believe you can do it.

You Deserve To Feel Better! 🙂

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Natural Anti-Inflammatories For Back Muscle Pain Relief

Did you know there are natural anti-inflammatories?   Ginger and pineapple are two.

Swelling or inflammation can cause back pain by pressing on nerves.  It can also lessen blood flow to muscles.

I’m not an expert in herbs but here’s what I know about how to use ginger.

Of course, it’s in ginger ale and ginger cookies and I believe in my heart that Continue reading Natural Anti-Inflammatories For Back Muscle Pain Relief

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