Do you wake up with pain and stiffness in your lower back? I did, too. But I was only 30 years old at the time!
I thought it was me but when I got a new mattress, like magic, I was ‘cured.’
Sometimes your mattress is too soft for you. If it’s more like a hammock, that’s too soft and your muscles can be strained when you lay in the deep pocket.
If your mattress is too hard, it doesn’t Continue reading Does Your Mattress Cause Morning Low Back 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
Did you know that upper back pain can be caused by poor posture? You bet!
Just last week I received a comment from a woman who said, “I had no idea that posture could cause upper back pain!”
Here’s the link to an article about a way to get better posture and start getting rid of your back pain.
http://simplepainrelief.com/2009/10/27/how-to-get-better-posture-for-back-pain-relief/ (<– click the link.)
You see, when your posture is collapsing, your heavy head pulls on your upper back and neck muscles. That causes muscle strain and pain and Continue reading Better Posture = Natural Relief From Upper Back Pain
Laurie had low back pain. She only came to see me (I’m a neuromuscular massage therapist) because her neighbor insisted. She was already scheduled for lower back surgery.
The thing about surgery is it creates permanent changes.
The thing about therapeutic massage is it assists the body in healing. It is all-natural. No weeks of healing from incisions.
Today lower back surgeries are done much less frequently than they used to be. The reason for this is Continue reading Massage Helps Bodies Heal From Lower Back Pain
You can get rid of upper back pain, lower back pain and neck pain naturally with Complementary Alternative Medicine (also known as CAM.) 🙂
It’s called ‘complementary’ because it can be used along with conventional medical treatment.
There are a lot of reasons why CAM helps and research backs it up.
An interesting study from the National Institutes of Health (the United States government’s health arm) tells about the benefits of massage, chiropractic and acupuncture (3 types of CAM) for neck and back pain.
And an article I just read indicates that people would have even more neck and back pain relief Continue reading Massage Can Get Rid Of Upper Back Pain, Lower Back Pain and Neck Pain
Here’s a simple, gentle neck massage video I’d like to share with you. I found it on YouTube and chose it solely because of the massage technique. The reasons that I like this video are because:
1. It involves massage and touch is a wonderful tool for pain relief.
2. The therapist in the video (Athena Jezik) uses massage in a gentle, soothing, thoughtful way. She doesn’t pull on the neck. She allows it to move. She doesn’t push on the neck but she gently assists it through its normal range of motion.
Some therapists stretch and push and try to shove the ear into the shoulder. Yikes! Necks don’t Continue reading Simple Neck Massage — Natural Neck Pain Remedy
What’s the most common cause of upper back pain? Did you guess your muscles? You are right!
Muscles are responsible for most of our aches and pains.
But the medical profession doesn’t have the time to figure out why your shoulders or back hurt. Instead they just write prescriptions to mask the pain.
How come? Well, it takes Continue reading Upper Back Pain–Common Causes & Natural Cures for Shoulder Pain