Posted in muscle pain on Mar 4th, 2010
Muscle pain always has a cause. Sometimes the cause is a crooked body. This can happen from an injury, poor standing or sitting habits or bones that are not equal in length.
Bodies are really logical. And smart, too! But sometimes they need a little help. From you, of course.
If you have muscle pain in your [...]
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Posted in joint pain, muscle pain on Feb 12th, 2010
If you have muscle or joint pain, your immune system can be involved. The immune system is part of your endocrine system. The “endo” system are the glands who run the whole show; when they’re happy and functioning well, so are you. When they are not happy, you aren’t feeling so well either.
Here’s an interesting [...]
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If your posture begins to fail–if you start to collapse forward with your heavy head leading the way–you will begin to have muscle pain in your lower, mid and upper back and also in your neck and head. Maybe even in your arms and hands.
That is not a good thing.
But, if you strengthen your back [...]
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Posted in muscle pain on Jan 10th, 2010
Certain drugs and processed foods can cause muscle pain. A reader asked me what to do for muscle pain that has continued even after she ended her course of medication. I’m not a detox expert or a doctor (and I can’t play the piano, either) but I will share what knowledge I have.
1. Certain medications [...]
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There are muscles in your back between the shoulder blade and spine called rhomboids. There is one on each side. The rhomboid muscles are often blamed for pain and knots in their area. Actually, that area can be the “symptom” and not the cause at all!
People (including professional massage therapists) often massage the rhomboid area [...]
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When you have muscular pain and want relief, how can you find a massage therapist who will give you the most benefit for your money? A nice “feel good” massage has many benefits but not when what you want is pain relief.
There are many types of massage and a few different professional organizations and lots [...]
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Does walking cause back pain? You bet it can! It also causes pain in your hips and pelvis IF you don’t move the way your body was designed to move.
Every week I do another episode of Pain Relief Radio. Today we talked about how to walk to prevent or get rid of back pain. We [...]
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Posted in massage, muscle pain, pain relief on Sep 7th, 2009
Back pain, migraines, hip pain, headaches, that “knot” in your back. Those are all symptoms. Something caused those symptoms.
If you can get rid of the something, you will get rid of the pain.
Now, sometimes a baby is born with a structure that is a bit different than usual and may have asymmetries (different leg lengths, [...]
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Is your back a little stiff? Do you wish your posture was better? Are you as flexible as you’d like to be? Are you feeling “stuck”?
I will always believe that massage is the best thing to help muscles relax but stretching is the next best. So, here’s something that’ll help you get “unstuck” and relieve [...]
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The Sitting Disease is a serious problem for people who…sit. Discover how to get rid of this problem simply and naturally.
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