If you find yourself sitting or standing for long periods of time, there’s a good possibility that you’ve experienced lower back pain at one point or another. Did you know that there are a series of highly effective back saving yoga poses you can do right now that press the pause button on pain? Now… Read more
Back Pain
When dealing with chronic low back pain, it’s essential to do exercises to strengthen core muscles as that will help to stabilize your lower back muscles and save your back. Now a deep tissue massage can definitely calm down a crippling back spasm that’s keeping you from moving and twisting twinge-free. However, maintaining a regular self… Read more
When your alarm clock rings or buzzes in the AM, do you leap out of bed like you’ve been struck by lightning or hit the snooze button? Dr. Robert Oexman, director of the Sleep to Live Institute, told HuffPost Healthy Living that your answer should be “Stretch my back!” He says that the “greatest… Read more
NEED BACK PAIN RELIEF? Massage therapy and five other types of complementary health care provide a “great benefit” for back-pain sufferers, according to recent research. Back pain is the second-leading reason for ambulatory visits in the U.S. This survey aimed to explore promising CAM therapies. Overall, 60 percent of the more than 31,000 people surveyed… Read more
Superman-Inspired Back Strengthening Exercises Sitting and slouching over your computer, iPad, or smartphone for hours at a time can easily lead to lower back pain, not to mention Smartphone Syndrome. Superman Exercises to the rescue! We all know that Superman, A.K.A. the Man of Steel, can swoop up to tall buildings in a single bound… Read more
Research Proves That Massage Reduces Low Back Pain In Just 10 Weeks! In the July 5, 2011 Annals of Internal Medicine, a low back pain study conducted by the Group Health Research Institute revealed that getting a Swedish or structural massage (also known as neuromuscular and myofascial massage) was worth considering to help alleviate chronic… Read more
Chronic pain affects approximately 100 million people each year. Chronic pain is classified as pain that persists for 30 to 60 days or more. Lower back pain is the most common kind of chronic pain complaint. When the body’s pain signals keep firing in the nervous system for this length of time, it can have… Read more
Approximately 65 million people experience back pain each year. Low back pain is the most common cause of job-related disability and a leading contributor to missed work. Next to the common cold, low back pain is the most frequent reason for doctor visits. Americans spend at least $50 billion each year in attempts to resolve… Read more
Morgan Sutherland, Owner of Morgan Massage in Watertown, MA massages a client’s low back. Morgan discusses the common causes of low back pain and explains how the combination of Massage and Medicupping can help decrease low back pain. A recent study published in the the Annals of Internal Medicine has proven that massage is not… Read more