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Low Back Pain-My Story
My journey with low back pain started, ironically, when I was in physical therapy school. I was 23 years old. That’s right, 23 and in the process of going to school to learn how to treat people with the very condition I was suffering from! Contrary to popular belief, back pain is not an aging problem. It’s actually most common
Calm your nerves
Take a Deep Breath What do you do when you’re hurting? Do you tense up your shoulders, hands, face as you lean forward to prepare for the pain you know will come when you move? We all do it. When this becomes a regular pattern, this increases activity in your nervous system and can be magnifying the pain you are
What is Mechanical Low Back Pain?
Most have experienced it. If you fall in the minority, consider yourself lucky! It’s one of the most common diagnosis we treat in our clinic and one of the most mis-managed diagnosis in the medical community (in my opinion). So what is one to do? Where should you start when you experience an episode of acute low back pain? How
Posture
What does your posture say about you? Good posture is not only good for your health but it sends the message to others that you are strong and confident. It is common for people who are experiencing pain to develop a rounded posture. You can picture it; rounded shoulders, forward head with shoulders shrugged up near your ears. This same
Do you pee a little when you exercise, laugh, cough, or sneeze?
Do you ever experience bladder leakage when you laugh, cough, sneeze or exercise? This is known as stress incontinence. The amount of leakage can vary from a few drops to a leak large enough that cause you to change your clothes. It often starts as a small annoyance but can progress to be a big issue. So what causes this?
Do you find yourself running to the bathroom?
Do you ever get hit with a strong urge to urinate? What is your response? I bet you do what most everyone does and that is tighten up everything you can and frantically run to the bathroom. I get it. That certainly seems logical but in this case, logic is working against you. This is a war that starts in