Sciatica & Back Pain Relief: 3 Tips For Travelers

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For the traveler, dealing with sciatica and back pain can be especially bothersome. Getting out of your sciatica and back pain exercise routine, added stress, and excessive demands on your back from sitting and maneuvering your luggage can play havoc on a healing back. [Read more]

Back Pain Relief: Answers To Your Question

Question:
Malton: My spine has a tilt to the left, yet the xrays don’t show anything significant. I believe it is posture and flexibility related. I do have pain sometimes, but not severe. My pain is pretty much muscle spasms of varying severity. Over the years, I have had good success in managing my back pain through the teachings of Dr. Sarno. I truly can see an increase and decrease in back pain right along the stress and anger levels of my life. My question is: How do I fix this misalignment that has my hips and shoulders our of whack? Stretching? If so which ones? Exercise? Again which ones? Thanks! Dan

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Back Pain Relief: Getting Rid of Pain and Inflammation

Back pain relief is accomplished through the reduction of inflammation and the restoration of function.

But, as we age, the healing process takes longer than when we were younger.

You’ve probably experienced this, right? [Read more]

Back Pain Relief: Herniated Disc & Sciatica

Back pain will affect 4 out of 5 people at some point in their life. The vast majority of these back pain episodes resolve quickly and never require medical intervention - even the “dreaded” sciatica and herniated disc.

In this video, I describe for you the most relevant back pain information you need to know to cope with an aching back. [Read more]

Back Pain Relief: Epidural Steroid Injection Video

Epidural steroid injections (ESI) are often prescribed for back pain relief. I tell patients that an ESI is used for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes and is an excellent way to determine whether or not surgery is indicated. [Read more]

Back Pain Relief: Lower Back Exercises

Lower back exercises to relieve back pain are prescribed routinely by doctors and therapists. Most of these back pain relief exercises, however, are useless in providing long term back pain relief.

I’ve begun to put together a few short videos to help you better manage your back pain. Here’s the first in the series:

The reason most lower back exercises don’t work to relieve back pain [Read more]

Back Pain Relief From Back Braces: Myths And Facts

Back pain treatment that incorporates the use of back supports is controversial.

Some health care providers insist that the use of a back brace will “weaken the muscles of the trunk” or creates a “dependency” on the brace. Other providers recognize that the use of a back brace helps patients return to full function sooner and avoid the harmful effects of inactivity.

A summary of the facts and myths for back braces that provide back pain relief is presented here. [Read more]

Back Pain Relief: Treatment For Spinal Stenosis

Treatment for spinal stenosis can produce immediate and long lasting back pain relief. I’ve prepared a video today that demonstrates one of the simple back pain exercises I use to treat spinal stenosis.

Spinal stenosis is a condition that is characterized by narrowing of the opening through which the nerve exits the spine. It is related to degenerative disc desease, disc herniation, disc bulging, or disc protrusion. [Read more]

Back Pain Relief: The Power of Massage

Back pain relief can be accomplished utilizing a variety of modalities. One form of treatment I have recommended is massage therapy.

Because back pain is often times tied directly to elevated stress levels, I often recommend a soothing, stress relieving massage. Here’s a video of one of the most stress melting massages I have come across. Enjoy! [Read more]

Back Pain Medication: Be Wary of Addictive Side Effects

Back pain medication is usually divided into pain killers, muscle relaxants, and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. While medication is helpful in the early stages of a back pain episode, longer term use of some of these medications can pose some risks. [Read more]

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