Ergonomics describes how your body is positioned, and if it is correct, you will have less pain and injury! However, if it is incorrect, you will experience bad effects such as muscle pain, trigger points, stiffness, tight tissues, and limited motion. So why not spend a few minutes learning about ergonomics and body mechanics? You …
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Postures and Low Back Muscle Strain
Photo by Larkery One cause of low back muscle strain is having an unhealthy spine through habitual poor posture. If you sit all day in a slumped position, your low back is loaded into a forward or flexed position, and the muscles of your back are continually stretched. As a result, you may be more likely to …
How To Treat Back Pain At Home
Throwing your back out is a painful scenario that is actually quite common. It is typical for someone with an acute episode of back pain to tell me: “I bent down to…, but I could not stand back up.” “I stood up after bending down, but immediately I knew something was wrong with my back.” …
What To Do for Sciatica in my Leg
Photo: John Ragal There are multiple causes of sciatica or back pain that radiates down the leg(s). The most serious cause of sciatica is when a nerve root in the spine is being pinched by a bulging disc or by arthritis-type changes in the spine itself. Not only can this cause shooting pain into the leg(s) but also weakness in the …
Pregnancy, Exercise, and Eating
Photo: Takis Markopoulos You may be tempted to decrease or stop exercising while pregnant. Or you may be tempted to eat whatever you crave–no matter how unhealthy. But doctors recommend you continue to exercise throughout any normal pregnancy. And, of course, eating right is more important now than ever, both for your health and your …
Don’t Wait Til January To Lose Weight!
Photo: Liz Navarrete If you plan to start your new diet or weight loss plan in January, why not start today?!! Why not make today Day 1 of your weight loss journey? Today is December 14, so if you get started today, you will jump start your weight loss more than two weeks early, and …
4 Steps To Lose Weight After Failed Dieting
Photo: R.A. Navarrete You may have been excited and compliant with your weight loss program, exercise routine or diet a few months ago, but recently you got off track. So how do you return to losing weight again? First, select the best weight loss program for your individual needs. What have you tried in the …
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Low Back Surgery: 6 Steps To Full Recovery
Photo: Ted Hood. State Library of New South Wales. If you have had a recent low back surgery, there are a few tips that will speed your recovery and help you to have a healthier back for the long term. 1. Practice good POSTURE. This may be difficult if you have a habit of slouching, …
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Does The Weather Really Increase Joint Pain?
Photo: Dale McDonald, State Archives of Florida Almost all my older patients report they feel more pain when the weather is cold and/or rainy. But is it really true? Here is an example of someone who told me: “I woke up with a lot of leg and back pain, and I think it is just …
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Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease
If you have young children, you may fear “Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease,” so here are some facts about the virus: 1. A child only gets it once in his/her lifetime.2. It is more common in the summertime.3. It can look like chicken pox, with small, red bumps not only on the hands and feet …
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