You deserve to feel better! Discover the truth about why you hurt and the “secrets” to becoming pain free!
Posted in back pain relief, self help on Apr 29th, 2012
Arthritis is probably the most common word that doctors use. Just because something is stiff or hurts that doesn’t mean it’s arthritis. It could be out of balance or tight muscles pulling over that joint. Muscles are the most common cause of aches and pains. Out of balance muscles actually cause arthritis! There’s a really [...]
Posted in pain relief, self help on Mar 14th, 2012
Why do you have tailbone pain? Most often it’s from sitting on your tailbone rather than on your ‘sit bones’. The purpose of those bones in the bottom of your pelvis really is for you to sit on! But lots of us forget to sit up straight on those bones. We slouch. We slump. We [...]
If you sit a lot during the day and your legs swell but the swelling goes down overnight try these suggestions. When you are stuck at the desk do the same thing that is recommended during air travel: I call them ‘butt-ups.’ Squeeze your buttocks; make the buttock muscles tight so that you get pushed [...]
Posted in back pain relief, self help on Nov 1st, 2011
If you suffer from pain in your lower back and neck you can benefit from a lumbar support pillow. It’s easy to make your own and it’s a good way to get natural back pain relief. You can create
Do you have a stiff neck? Here are eight ways you can get that tight neck loosened up. 1. Massage. If you have massage does your massage therapist massage, warm and loosen the muscles on the front of your chest and arms and abdomen? Does she or he or has anyone checked to see whether [...]
Tension headaches should really be called Muscle Tension Headaches. They happen when we do things that tighten the muscles that attach at the base of the head. What are some of these things? 1. Driving. Most car seats tilt back too far or have headrests that push your head forward. Either of these will strain [...]
Posted in muscle pain, self help on Apr 6th, 2011
Muscle spasms are contractions in your muscle. Imagine you are flexing your upper arm by bending your elbow. Your bicep muscle will pop up. It is contracted or in contraction. At the very same time, the muscle in the back of your arm is also going into a different type of contraction. It has to. [...]
Your thoughts can cause pain. When you have certain thoughts you will assume certain postures. If you are depressed, you must hunch forward. You get a depressed posture. If you don’t, you cannot stay depressed. If you are sad, it’s reflected in your mouth and face and in your whole body. When you are happy, [...]
Posted in self help on Jul 11th, 2010
You have muscle or joint pain and, of course, you want to get rid of it. You prefer to get rid of your pain naturally without the use of drugs or surgery. Is this possible? Yes. Why? Your body heals all the time. It is constantly changing and making corrections (when it can.) Let’s use [...]
Posted in self help on Jun 19th, 2010
Did you know that pain can be caused by not getting enough sleep? Researchers have been able to create muscle pain in healthy, young college students simply by depriving them of sleep! The kind of pain they developed was the type that people with Fibromyalgia Syndrome have: all-over joint and muscle aches. If you have [...]
