You deserve to feel better! Discover the truth about why you hurt and the “secrets” to becoming pain free!
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 [...]
Posted in back pain relief, carpal tunnel pain, hand and wrist pain, knots in your back, shoulder blade spasm on Apr 8th, 2009
There is a set of muscles on each side of your neck that can cause pain in your upper back, arm, wrist and hand. Those muscles are called the scalenes. If the “knot” between your spine and shoulder blade “won’t” go away, blame the scalene muscles. It can’t go away until the scalene muscles are [...]
Posted in strengthening your back on Mar 1st, 2009
I hate to tell you, because you probably already know, but, er…a lot of your pain and diseases just may be caused by unhealthy habits. There. It’s out. So how long did it take you to develop these “bad” habits? And, what are they? Only you can answer the first question, but it probably happened [...]
Posted in aging, muscle pain, strengthening your back on Feb 15th, 2009
Lots of times doctors tell us we have pain “because, after all, you are 60 years old.” Or 50, 49, 72, or 84 years old. They often neglect (just because they don’t know) the roles of your muscles and posture as causes of pain. What are some of the benefits of senior citizens exercising and [...]
Posted in stretching on Jan 10th, 2009
Here are some simple ways to stretch the muscles in the front of your chest and arms. But first, are you wondering why you would want to stretch those muscles? It’s because short muscles in the front of your body very often cause pain in the back of your body (and headaches, too.) It’s “cause [...]
Posted in arm pain, stretching on Jan 10th, 2009
If you have back pain, neck pain, pain in your arms, or headaches, there is a really great chance that you need to open, relax or stretch the muscles in the front of your body. The muscles in the front of our bodies shorten and become “tight” because those are the muscles we use in [...]
Posted in back pain relief, muscle pain, shoulder blade spasm on Mar 31st, 2008
Does your upper back pain feel like a “knot” or muscle spasm between your shoulder blade and spine? Last time we talked about muscles in your torso that could cause this pain. Today we will talk about another cause, which is almost always overlooked. The muscles that can cause that “knot” in your back are [...]
Posted in stress on Feb 28th, 2008
Do you have stress at work? There are physical as well as emotional stresses. Some stressors make us feel powerful, in charge and are fun, and some make us feel anxious and cause pain. If we run on stress-fuel most of the time, we need to give our bodies a break. 1. Watch your posture. [...]
Posted in stress on Feb 28th, 2008
Work stress can cause pain, just like all stress does. Since we don’t like having pain, we want to eliminate as much stress as possible from our work place and our life. Here are 7 ways to begin lowering your stress level. 1. Start reducing the things that stress you outside of work. When you [...]
Ever wondered whether food could cause your headaches, diabetes, overweight, body pain or other problems? Years ago, when I suffered seriously from migraines, I became aware of the cause and effect that food can have. After I eliminated trigger foods, my migraine headaches became much less severe and frequent. My brother recently gave me some [...]
