As we age new things start to hurt and nothing can be more aggravating than a painful knee. Knee pain can make it difficult to do anything active at all. To help keep our knees healthy, it is important we maintain proper strength and proper flexibility throughout our body. The knee is the
Welcome to our final post in our ten part blog series to preventing back pain. Please refer back to old posts to learn how to move better and feel better. Although this blog series is geared towards preventing back pain, many of the things we discussed are preventative for all
The primary focus of this blog has been on things we can do ourselves to prevent back pain. Current research supports the use of chiropractic adjustments combined with exercise is far superior to treating and preventing back pain than is either adjustments or exercise alone. Both exercise and chiropractic help
10 ways to prevent back pain #8 Stress Relief Research on low back pain and other pains has found that where there is areas of pain there is lack of oxygen to the tissue and therefore muscle wasting. Dr. Sarno, a famous pain psychiatrist associates this lack of oxygen to
10 ways to prevent back pain #7 Eat an Anti-Inflammatory Diet Inflammation. The dreaded word! What is inflammation? Inflammation is the body’s attempt at self-protection; the aim being to remove harmful stimuli, including damaged cells, irritants, or pathogens – and begin the healing process. Inflammation is actually normal and actually
10 ways to prevent back pain #6 Increase Thoracic Spine Mobility Our low back (lumbar spine) is stuck in between our hips and our thoracic spine (upper back/ribs). If we lack motion at our hips or in our upper back it puts a ton of extra stress on the lower
10 ways to prevent back pain: #5 Limit Sitting and Bending We all have to sit and bend over as it is just part of life. However, a large predictor for back pain episodes is the amount we sit per day and/or the number of times we bend over. A
10 ways to prevent back pain #4 Improve Ankle Mobility When examining patients with low back pain most of them have a loss of upwards ankle motion called ankle dorsiflexion. Ankle dorsiflexion is the motion of our ankle bending upwards. When performing a standard calf stretch we are working
10 ways to help prevent back pain #3 Breathing Improper or limited breathing can lead to a host of medical problems such as pain, increased muscle tension, anxiety, irritable bowels, heartburn, high blood pressure, and many other conditions. Many of us breathe with a rapid, shallow, chest dominant breathing
We have mentioned the core prior on this blog in Myth 1: Sit-ups and crunches for a strong core!. When most people say core they are referring to the muscles around our abdomen. When we have shoulder, hip, knee, back pain, and other pains we are commonly told we need to
