KATHRYN MERROW, The Pain Relief CoachHas your doctor ever told you that you have pain “because, after all, you are 60 years old.” Or 50, 49, 72, or 84 years old. Doctors often neglect–simply because they don’t know–the roles of your muscles and posture as causes of pain. However, poor posture typically means that your back muscles have become weak […]
Are you wondering why you have muscle “knots” in your back? It’s pretty simple when you understand how your body works. I am always really, really happy when people discover the simple steps they can take to feel better. Here’s an email that I just received from Joe who had knots in his back. (Joe […]
I just got my hands on a brand new book written by medical doctor Norman J. Marcus. His treatment of back pain is somewhat different than my usual recommendations for therapeutic massage because he uses electrical devices BUT he treats back pain the very same way I recommend: He looks to the muscles! Of course, […]
What IS the most common cause of muscle knots in your upper back? When muscles are stretched too far too often they develop “knots.” Those knots are a special type of contraction that keep the muscles from being stretched too far and injured. This is the most common cause of muscle knots. This type of […]
I’ll bet you have tight muscles in your upper back and neck. That’s called muscle strain and most people have it. Some people have it all the time and some people only have it occasionally. What Causes Muscle Strain? Your head is supposed to sit over your spine just like a toddler’s head does. The […]
Are your chest muscles too strong? Could they possibly be the cause of the muscle knots in your back? Knots in your back can be caused by overstretch of back muscles. When the back muscles are overstretched they complain. They get knots or give you pain in some other way. That’s how muscles communicate. Poor […]
Pain in your lower back is almost always caused by muscles. Why? Muscles move bones, joints and disks in your spine. Muscles are the prime movers of your body! You can move only because you have muscles. Yay, muscles!! On the other hand, when your muscles get out of balance–too strong on one side of […]
Suffering from lower back pain? Here’s an article about a study that shows massage therapy helps more than conventional medical treatment. Of course! Massage helps get rid of all kinds of aches and pains. Massage is natural medicine! Natural and old. Probably one of the first natural medicines ever, right? Click this link to read […]
Do you have knots in your upper back, headaches or strain in your shoulder muscles? Or do you have any other upper body pain? I have good news for you! This type of pain is almost always caused by your muscles or your posture. And they can be corrected naturally and relatively easily. 🙂 Sometimes […]
What is inversion? Is it really therapy? Does it help get rid of back pain? Gravity is always pressing down on us. Always. And over time the space between our joints can get less. Hanging upside down (inversion) or reclining at an angle reverses this aging process. It can also help get rid of back […]
One more benefit of Vitamin D3! The “Sunshine Vitamin” reduces back pain. At least, that is what we can determine from a study that said more than 80% of the people aged 15-52 were deficient in Vitamin D3. If you turn that around, sounds to me like having sufficient Vitamin D3 helps keep you from […]
Got an achy upper back? Neck hurts? Wondering how that happened? Here’s the link to an article at Simple Back Pain Relief that will give you answers to that burning question. (Sometimes it does feel like those neck muscles are burning, doesn’t it? Muscles can feel like that.) Just click the link, right below. http://www.simplebackpainrelief.com/upper-back-pain/common-causes-of-upper-back-muscle-strain/ […]
If I were to ask you what causes the pain between your shoulder blades, what would you say? Would you tell me it was stress? Overwork? Old age? Arthritis? Or your nerves or bones? Would you be surprised if I told you that the cause of pain between your spine and shoulder blades was most […]