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Back pain responds to stretching but not just any old stretching.  The muscles that need to be lengthened are not necessarily the same ones that are complaining! Here’s an article that goes into more detail about the benefits of stretching. http://www.wordcures.com/HealthyLivingDIY/2009/03/stretching_is_just_too_much_wo.html You may not remember but when you were a baby you were stretching all [...]

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Muscles get “stuck” in the positions that we use the most. Doesn’t matter whether the position makes you feel good or not-so-good. Muscles become “comfortable” in the positions they’re used to. Doesn’t matter to them whether YOU are happy or not! Rolling your shoulders is one way to get your shoulder muscles back into balance. [...]

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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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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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