Sciatica is caused by pressure on the sciatic nerve. The pressure can be from bones or from muscle. Most often it seems to be muscle. The good news is the pressure can often be removed from the sciatic nerve without surgery. Sciatic nerves are really large. They are about the thickness of your index finger [...]
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Back pain is often caused by posture. When your posture collapses–you “fall forward” with your head leading the rest of the group–the muscles in your chest get short and tight. That makes it hard to breathe, hard to hold your head up, hard to have good posture. At the same time, the muscles in your [...]
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Shoulder pain is most often caused by the muscles around the shoulder. There are simple ways to take care of the muscles which will help relieve shoulder pain.
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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 [...]
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We will all grow older, but some of us will remain youthful and others will age prematurely. Which are you?
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There are many ways yoga can help get rid of headaches.
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Is your posture good or not-so-good? People with poor posture look like they are leaning or collapsing forward. Often their head is way forward in front of their body (“forward head posture.”) The curve in their neck is either too much or too flat, and so is the curve behind their waist. Their shoulders round [...]
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Posted in foot pain, pain relief, posture on Apr 8th, 2009
Can your posture cause pain? Oh Boy! It surely can! In fact, it does. Poor, or collapsed, posture can cause pain in your head, neck, feet, legs, hips, upper and lower back. Why? Because being out of muscular “balance” means that you are using muscles to do the job of bones. With poor posture, your [...]
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