Back Pain Relief

Millions of people suffer from neck pain and upper back pain at some point during their lifetime. The pain can range from a dull ache to severe and debilitating. There are many causes of neck pain and upper back pain so you should always seek medical attention to find out the cause of [...]

Developing back pain is the perfect way to ruin a good night’s sleep. But we live in a world that believes in having choices. There’s plenty of products on the market that can help you sleep better even with back pain. Some of them are expensive such as the specially designed mattresses, [...]

Deciding whether to have back surgery can be a major decision. Everyone’s heard the war stories about surgeries gone wrong or surgeries that don’t result in less back pain. But the fact is that surgery is probably one of the best choices for permanent pain reduction when it’s clear what is causing the [...]

A common medication prescription given for back pain is for muscle relaxants. Muscle relaxants work well when your muscles are so tense they cause back pain. What I didn’t realize is that science doesn’t know for sure how muscle relaxants work on the muscles. They just know they can calm your nerves [...]

I have a theory that high heels were invented to keep women subjugated. You can’t run in them and sometimes it seems you can barely walk in them. But worse of all they can actually throw your spine out of alignment. They cause an unnatural curve of the spine and can put [...]

The erector spinae are back muscles that run along each side of the spinal column. When you injure this muscle, it can really hurt. The best way to control the pain is through exercises that target these muscles. Too many people forget all about toning up their back muscles when they exercise. [...]

A bulging disc is when the spongy material between vertebrae extends out. It’s usually caused by too much pressure that’s been put on the spine causing excessive compression. There are lots of nerves that run out from the disc, so when the disc bulges near one of the nerves, pain develops. The [...]

A common medication prescription given for back pain is for muscle relaxants. Muscle relaxants work well when your muscles are so tense they cause back pain. What I didn’t realize is that science doesn’t know for sure how muscle relaxants work on the muscles. They just know they can calm your nerves [...]

It turns out my mother was right when she kept telling me to stand up straight. Maintaining good posture as you go through life is important for preventing back problems. When you look at people around you it’s easy to find lots of them who round their shoulders and curve their spines. [...]

I like to try alternative forms of back pain treatment whenever possible. Sometimes, the familiar stand-bys like analgesics or ice packs just don’t do the job of relieving the back pain. Before I’d even consider having surgery, I’d look into all forms of treatment including acupuncture.
Acupuncture has been around for over 5,000 years. [...]