Your Pain’s Location May Not Be Its Source
Your Pain’s Location May Not Be Its Source Pain is a confusing topic. And there’s lots of advice out there on what to do about it. Should you rest? Should you exercise? Apply heat or ice? Do you see a doctor? Or let it go away on its own? Before you can even think about […]
Is Rest or Movement best for Back Pain?
Is Rest or Movement best for Back Pain? When you’re in pain – especially if it’s back pain – your first inclination may be to lay off all activity and rest. But is this really the best thing to do? When it comes to back pain – my answer is usually “No”. But I understand […]
Tips to Fix Morning Back Pain
Morning Back Pain? Things you can do. One of the most common complaints from chronic back pain sufferers is back pain first thing in the morning. For some folks it rears its ugly head on occasion and appears out of nowhere – as if they’ve thrown their back out. For others it’s like ground-hog-day – […]
Why Strengthening Your Core Could Be Hurting Your Back
As you probably already know, we specialize in back pain and core strengthening via Pilates… So why on earth then – would we be writing about how strengthening your core could actually be hurting your back instead of helping? One of the number one reasons people come to see us is because they want to […]
How Ignoring Back pain could ruin your New Year’s Resolutions
Now is the time when people shift their focus to the New Year and start thinking about new and exciting goals for themselves. But ignoring back pain could ruin your New Year’s resolutions. According to statista.com – the three most popular New Year’s goals are: 1) Doing more exercise and improving their fitness 2) Losing […]
Traveling for the Holidays? Tips to Ease Back and Neck Pain
Are you traveling for the Holidays? Unlike last year, there’s a lot more people getting out of town to see friends and family they didn’t get to see last year. Personally, I love to travel. But what I don’t love is the back and neck pain that often comes with it. The good news is […]
Easy Ways to Stay Active and Moving this Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is one of my favorite Holidays and it’s right around the corner! While rest and relaxation may be all you’re thinking about – our spine and joints don’t like to be sedentary for prolonged periods. And that’s especially true if you’ve got arthritis, back or knee pain. You may not notice any pain while […]
Three Easy Tips to Keep your Back from “Going Out”
Three Easy Tips to Keep your Back from “Going Out” Most people – four out of five to be exact! – will experience a debilitating back pain episode at one point during their lives, and typically we put more effort into caring for our backs during those times than when we’re feeling good. But it’s critical that […]
Failed Back Surgery Syndrome. What you need to know.
Failed Back Surgery Syndrome. What you need to know. I was recently doing some research on how often back surgery fails – and I came across more than one research paper talking about “Failed Back Surgery Syndrome”. Say what? I knew that approximately 50% of back surgeries were unsuccessful, but I didn’t know it was common enough that […]
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