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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in Low Back Pain

We’ve all been there before: pain that makes you lean back a little, place a hand on your lower back, and complain about how much it hurts. Did you know with the implementation of some basic exercises you can help reduce and even prevent lower back pain? Exercise – Regular exercise like walking, biking, or […]


How Exercise Can Reduce Pain

Cold weather makes it easier to stay indoors and skip your daily exercises. However, the pain you may be experiencing could be directly related to not getting enough exercise. Did you know daily activity can improve your overall well being as well as your mood?


Winter and Joint Pain

As the leaves turn, so does the weather signaling a new season. However, some notice the turning of the season not with the leaves, but rather with a return of joint pain caused by cold weather. Individuals may consider their joint pain a sign of age and try to “deal with it” until warmer weather comes to the rescue. Yet, there are many new insights into joint pain which reveal how to better enjoy the winter season pain free.


Acupuncture: How the Needle Insertion Dissolves the Pain 4

The Chinese therapy of acupuncture began over 4,000 years ago but has only been prevalent in Western medicine for the last several hundred years. Acupuncture focuses on improving the body’s energy, or qi by clearing the meridians that carry the life force through the body. Blockages or imbalances in the body’s qi are believed to […]


More Than Just a Good Foot Massage. How reflexology serves as a non-invasive pain reliever

Reflexology is a massage-based treatment that stems from the ancient idea that the foot is connected to all the organs in the body through energy channels. Much like acupuncture, reflexology believes that congestion in the body’s energy lines is what causes certain kinds of pain. Applying pressure and massaging nerve endings in the foot can […]


Improving Posture Can Help Prevent Back Pain

Posture is something we all probably take for granted, and we would not usually not associate back pain with posture. Simply put, posture is the way we hold ourselves and is impacted by the proper alignment of our bones and muscles. Often individuals experience pain when their joints are dislocated or suddenly out of alignment. That pain can be more gradual when the joint is slowly brought out of alignment from years of slouching or hunching over. In effect, poor posture develops from extended periods, sometimes years, of bad habits.