When Lower Back Pain Keeps You From Functioning
“87% of young people have back pain. The other 13% have no computer.” – Unknown Several regions of the human body's back, or dorsal side, are commonly subject to pain. And these regional types of pain have a variety of causes that are often specific to those regions....
Active Release Techniques® vs. Myofascial Release: How They Differ
“We can't avoid age. However, we can avoid some aging. Continue to do things, and be active. Life is fantastic in the way it adjusts to demands; if you use your muscles and mind, they stay there much longer.” – Charles H. Townes. It's almost a meme in our culture –...
Always Hurting, No Matter What: Dealing With Sciatic Pain
“Some days, I amaze myself. Other days, I put the keys in the fridge.” – Unknown. A growing body of evidence points to the very real possibility that prolonged periods of chronic pain can lead to cognitive impairment or "fog," leading to other problems for the pain...
When Pain In Your Elbow Makes It Hard To Use Your Arm Or Hands
“Never overestimate the strength of the torchbearer's arm, for even the strongest arms grow weary.” ― A.J. Darkholme, Rise of the Morningstar We take many things for granted when it comes to our bodies, such as breathing without intentional, conscious effort. Or, that...
Low-Level Stress And Chronic Neck and Shoulder Pain
“I recognize one thing about pain...It knows no color, it knows no religion, it is not prejudice. Pain is just pain.” – Juanita Bynum We talk quite a bit about stress. One might think that America is little more than an amped-up society buzzing with...
Treat Compressed Nerves And Neuropathic Pain Without Drugs
“Pain is your friend; it is your ally. Pain reminds you to finish the job and get the hell home. Pain tells you when you have been seriously wounded. And you know what the best thing about pain is? It tells you you're not dead yet!” - Unknown Pain of any kind is never...
Preventing Pain While Improving Performance: Walking For Fitness
“Exercise is important, but exercise in a gym is not important. Go and take a walk outside. Skip the umpteenth coffee date and go for a hike instead. Take the stairs. Walk your errands.” – Daphne Oz Here in Northern California, we live in a culture that has subscribed...
When Walking Wrong Brings Chronic Foot Pain
“When you’re at the end of your rope, all you have to do is make one foot move out in front of the other. Just take the next step. That’s all there is to it” ~ Samuel Fuller There are few things we humans do that are more fundamental than walking. Being bipedal...
The ‘ART’ Treating Your Body’s Soft Tissues To Bring Pain Relief
“The truth is that stress doesn’t come from your boss, your kids, your spouse, traffic jams, health challenges, or other circumstances. It comes from your thoughts about your circumstances.” - Andrew Bernstein The human body is a wonderfully complex and multifaceted...
Treating Chronic Pain From Repetitive Stress Injuries
“Repetition of the same thought or physical action develops into a habit which, repeated frequently enough, becomes an automatic reflex.” - Norman Vincent Peale Repetitive motions and actions are a staple of human existence. There are dozens, if not hundreds, of...