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 [...]
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 aging, natural health on Jul 30th, 2011
Bodies heal all the time. Sometimes when you have pain or discomfort you think, “I’m getting old.” Or maybe you (or your doctor) says, “It’s arthritis.” Well, maybe it’s arthritis. Maybe not. But it’s probably muscles and muscles are fixable. Joint pain is often really muscle pain. We think
Posted in jaw pain on Jun 26th, 2011
If you have serious pain in your jaw, you can try doing massage on the muscles in your face. (<== click here.) But if that only helps for a short time and the pain comes back that could mean you have an abscess. An abscess is an infection in the space around a tooth. It [...]
Posted in pain in shoulder, shoulder blade spasm on Jun 26th, 2011
Mike had constant pain and muscle tightness under his right shoulder for decades. He also had lots of neck pain and stiffness and headaches. But Mike in Miami is feeling better now and he wrote this very nice email message to me. I want to share it with you because there is a very important [...]
Posted in massage on May 7th, 2011
Sometimes it hurts when your muscles are being massaged. The reason for this is usually that your muscles are on the ‘tight’ side. Muscles are supposed to be balanced. That means that they are all working together and none are ‘too strong.’ They are all ‘just right.’ But sometimes that’s not the case. Sometimes muscles [...]
Posted in knots in your back, shoulder blade spasm on Apr 24th, 2011
Got knots in your upper back? Interestingly, this has been one of the most common complaints I have received email and comments about lately. And it’s no surprise! We used to swing from trees. (Well, okay, our ancestors used to swing from trees but maybe you did when you were a kid. At least, I [...]
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 massage, natural health on Dec 4th, 2010
Massage is the oldest pain medication in the world! Click the link –> to discover why: http://www.kathrynmerrow.com/massage/massage-is-medicine/#more-373 You may know that I have been in the massage field for over 20 years. In that time I have seen over and over and over how beneficial massage is for so many pain issues. Basically massage is [...]
