Category: Back Pain
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Some Of My Favorite Myofascial Release Self Treatment Tips!
A daily, consistent practice of effective at home myofascial release self treatment can make all the difference in how your body feels and moves. And the best part, it doesn’t have to be complicated! It’s all about creating space for tissues to heal and the body to begin to self…
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How Can I Help Relieve Back Pain?
Recently, I received the following text from a 21 year old college student. “My back is in so much pain! Is there something I can do to help it feel better?” Janelle is in college several hours away, and there wasn’t much I could do directly to help her. However,…
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Can You Help [insert your issue here] Feel Better?
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I heard this question a LOT at a recent professional event I attended. It was the kind of event where I was asked frequently about my licensure as a massage therapist and what it is I do. Massage is not what I do. So What Is It I Do? I…
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Steroid Injections: Do They Cause More Harm Than Good?
Steroid injections, often used for treatment of various types of pain, are under scrutiny due to growing evidence suggesting they may cause more harm than good. Research indicates no lasting pain relief beyond six months, with some studies showing rapid progression of osteoarthritis, joint destruction, and bone loss. Alternatives, such…
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How To Help Back Pain When You Have A Desk Job
Or, How to Save Your Back From the Evils of Sitting My kids have heard me say for years that sitting is evil! It is one of the quickest ways for me to a head that aches and throbs and a low back that is stiff and sore. Sometimes, sitting…
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Daily Myofascial Self Treatment MUST match activity!
Perhaps you are familiar with the concept that when you work out, the type of stretching afterward must match the type of workout you have had. It hardly does any good to spend time stretching the calves when you have been doing biceps curls with heavy weights 🙂 What is…