Most likely you are reading this page because you are in pain somewhere in your body or know someone who is living in pain. To understand what is pain better I found a great simple video explaining the difference between acute pain and chronic pain. You will find out how the brain and your nerves control pain… Continue Reading
Did you know that a major cause of bad back pain could be that our lower backs don’t like too much bending forward. It is well-known that the lumbar discs in our lower backs respond better to bending backward movements rather than bending forward when we have a disc herniation injury. This concept of too… Continue Reading
I came across a video about low back pain and sciatica today that is amazing to see the pain relief change in someone so fast. You may have heard of people hobbling into the chiropractor on crutches or being carried in by others only to walk out standing up and in less pain. The video… Continue Reading
You’ve been told you have sciatic nerve pain running down the back of your thigh into your calf muscle causing sciatica pain. This trapped nerve pain in your leg can be a continuous ache or pain that goes from the time you wake up in the morning to the time you eventually fall asleep, probably… Continue Reading
Biofreeze is a rub on pain relief gel that many people and chiropractors use in the UK on sore areas of the body. I remember coming across Biofreeze gel on a Chiropractic conference in the US in the early 2000′s for the first time. I know how people looking for back pain relief will tend to… Continue Reading
Maybe you have heard about inversion therapy for low back pain from a friend or know someone who swears by this type of lumbar traction. Hanging by your ankles on an inversion table is quite an appealing idea for some low back pain sufferers who feel if only someone could stretch them out to release… Continue Reading
Yes blue could be the new you of the future after what I read today. In a recent study ¹ on chronic low back pain patients who had back pain coming from a disc in their lower backs were injected with methylene blue. You might know methylene blue from your chemistry “Blue Bottle” experiment in… Continue Reading
One of the reasons I studied Chiropractic was because of lower back pain. When I was a teenager at highschool I was very sporty and athletic. I loved moving and playing around as much as possible. However, ever now and then I would end up in a severe lower back spasm. Low back pain is… Continue Reading
Do you carry a man bag? Do you get back pain? You might be interested in the latest poll study done by the British Chiropractic Association looking at man bags and back pain and how to carry a man bag in a back friendly way…. Continue Reading
Ever heard of the figure of four stretch? Do you know what the piriformis muscle is? Ever suffered or suffering piriformis syndrome? You’ll enjoy todays article showing you how to do the figure of four piriformis muscle stretch…. Continue Reading