Back Pain Expert Steve Hefferon

Nubax Trio, Personal Review and how it works

In this video I give my personal and professional review of the Nubax Trio, what is do not say is why I like more then inversion therapy.

1. The Nubax is easy to use, and that means you are going to use it daily, unlike and inversion table, if you use the Nubax daily you will get the relief you are looking for...

2. When using the Nubax, you can apply the amount of decompression you feel you need, very little or more, if you need it, unlike inversion that just relies on your body wt...

3. The Nubax, is only 16 pounds, the inversion table is almost 70 pounds...

Enjoy my Nubax Trio review

Please click on the link for more information on the Nubax Trio

heat or ice for back pain

The question to use Heat or Ice for Back Pain has been asked for hundreds of years, so let me put the question to rest, there is a simple formula with leeway on either side...

1. With acute injures meaning, immediately after the injury and then 48 to 72 hours after, always ICE, then at the 72 hours mark you can choose to use ice or heat.

2. With chronic injuries, its your choice heat or ice they both do the same thing, it all depends which one you will use more of…

I prefer Far Infrared Heat, because of how deep it penetrates and how unified the heat is absorbed.

spondylolisthesis pain relief

What are the symptoms?

The severity and the type of symptoms associated with spondylolisthesis depend on the grade of the condition. Grades range from low to high (1 to 5), with each grade representing the percentage of vertebrae slippage. For example, Grade 1 indicates slippage of less than 25 percent, while Grade 5 represents 100 percent slippage—where the top vertebra completely falls off the supporting bone below it.

Common complaints range from local pain to radiating pain. You may experience leg pain or pain in the buttock, or you may feel a more generalized numbness, tingling, or weakness. It all depends on the amount of contact with the nerves.

An inability to control urine or stool, or to initiate a urine stream, could indicate that the slippage may be pushing on the spinal cord itself. This would be considered a medical emergency, so anyone with these symptoms should seek immediate medical attention.

What are the most common treatments?

Cortisone injections straight into the joint, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), hot packs, ultrasound, electrical stimulation, and therapeutic exercises are commonly employed.

If deemed necessary, a surgical procedure can eliminate any contact a vertebra has with a nerve and stabilize the vertebrae to prevent further slippage.

Which treatments work best?

Once the slippage has happened or you have been diagnosed with a progressive form of this condition, it is recommended that you seek professional help from a qualified expert in spondylolisthesis who can initiate the most comprehensive and conservative approach possible.

The principles of Muscle Balance Therapy™ can help you strategically assess your individual muscle imbalances and develop a very targeted corrective program to meet your specific needs.

lower back nerve pains

What causes it?

The two most common reasons for lower back nerve pair is from a pinched nerve or herniated disc caused by muscle imbalances, which are the result of "postural dysfunctions." These dysfunctions put abnormal pressure on the disc that will cause increased wear and tear over time. Eventually, the weak spot will give way and make contact with the nerve, bringing you pain.

If your pinched nerve is not due to a disc-related problem, understand that muscle imbalances can change the position and the pull of muscles. When this happens, these muscles - as well as other structures - can put abnormal pressure on the nerve (or pinching it) and cause pain.

It is important to understand that the neither the pinching nor the increased pressure on a nerve happen overnight. You may be come symptomatic very quickly, but it takes a long time before conditions are right for the nerve to be put under enough pressure to cause pain.

Reasons for spinal misalignment, See video...

When it comes to back pain, knowledge is power. Our mission here at the Healthy Back Institute is to help you learn all you can about your particular condition because we know that informed people get better care and faster results. The more you know, the more you can be in control of your own treatment, and Muscle Balance Therapy™ is one of the most powerful tools you can use to help you take control of your situation is to understand the reasons why you spine has a misalignment...

When Back Pain Is On Your Mind... Change Your Mind!

By Alan Orr

For many, back pain is among the worst types of pain to deal with on a daily basis. It is a very real problem that is often caused by some imbalanced structural problem or from an injury.

But it is important to keep in mind that all pain is "information." When there is a problem with your body, your body communicates this to your brain via nerve impulses. These impulses are "pain signals" that send the injury information to the brain to make you uncomfortable in an effort to force you to do something about it. Hopefully, we then address the issue ourselves or contact an expert to do something, while also not doing additional things to continue the problem and make it chronic.

On the whole this is a good system. However, it becomes an issue with long-term pain problems and also when nerves are damaged or become overactive. In these cases a person can have functional movement and no longer have the original structural damage, but still be in pain. Also we have cases where the pain changes from area to area, called migrating pain. And often times, pain is made much worse (or made chronic) by the way we think about it... and how often we think about it!

Click here: to read more about the power of your mind and your own ability to control your Back Pain

When Back Pain Is On Your Mind...

For many, back pain is among the worst types of pain to deal with on a daily basis. It is a very real problem that is often caused by some imbalanced structural problem or from an injury.

But it is important to keep in mind that all pain is "information." When there is a problem with your body, your body communicates this to your brain via nerve impulses. These impulses are "pain signals" that send the injury information to the brain to make you uncomfortable in an effort to force you to do something about it. Hopefully, we then address the issue ourselves or contact an expert to do something, while also not doing additional things to continue the problem and make it chronic.

Click here to change Your Mind!

How Your Mood Affects Your Health

Emotions play such a vital role in both wellness and illness, that to ignore them in any outlook on health is a mistake. While emotions are natural and important parts of life, when taken to excess they can be damaging to the body.

When emotions are extremely abrupt, intense or persistent, they may over time produce functional disorders of the organs by upsetting the harmonious balance of blood and energy. We are talking here of excessive feelings of Joy, Anger, Melancholy, Anxiety, Grief, Fear, and Fright. Let's take a look at each for examples.

Anger causes an adverse flow of liver energy. Under normal conditions, the liver purifies blood and sends it downward. However, during moments of prolonged anger, the liver sends blood upward, and this can cause a flushed face, red eyes, headache or fainting. This is why angry people tend to have red faces and also complain of headache pain.

 

click here to read about the rest of your emotions and Back Pain

7 Steps to Eliminating Neck Pain

What is it?

What do we do on a daily basis? We wake up, sit down, have a cup of coffee and read the newspaper. We sit in our car and drive to work. We arrive at work and sit down to work. For the next several hours we place and answer phone calls, enter data, research information and communicate with the computer. After the long day, we get back in our car and drive home. We get home, sit down and have dinner, watch the television, and go to bed. Eight hours later, press repeat. The vicious cycle begins again! Fast forward ten years later;

 

Click here to find out more about how to heal your neck pain

Make Healing your back pain an Art...

There are two major things to keep in mind when looking into a holistic health program. First, alternative therapies are an art form, not a science. Second, to be most effective, all holistic wellness programs demand the daily involvement of the person in need of the care.

Alternative therapies are an art because, unlike science, precise results cannot be repeated over and over. And this is not a sign of anything lacking in alternative methods, but solely due to the fact that your health issue almost certainly has more than one simple cause and will need a shifting strategy of therapies to finally heal.

Click here to read how to become a back pain Artist!

Is Bottled Water Really Healthy?

By Herb Borkland

Forget the ad images of high mountain streams and diamond-pure glaciers. Did you ever stop and ask yourself why you really think bottled water is better for you than drinking tap water?

"The bottled water industry promotes bottled water as pure, safe, healthy and superior to tap water, but bottled water is actually less regulated than tap water," says Corporate Accountability International Associate Campaigns Director Gigi Kellett.

And in fact, an estimated 25% or more of bottled water is actually only tap water in a bottle — sometimes further treated, sometimes not. Water drinkers, it's time to take a closer look at the bottle in your hands and to ask yourselves, "What's in it for me?" Here's why...

There's Just No Excuse: Break Down Those Barriers to Health!

By Dr. Mark Wiley, The Healthy Back Institute

Whether you have back pain, sciatica, neck or shoulder pain, headaches, PMS, tendonitis or something other... you have by now sought out alternative practices to relieve your suffering. Yes, the prescription meds helped a bit, for a while. But when they wore off, you had to take more... and more. And now you are seeing an acupuncturist, a chiropractor, a massage therapist or some other holistic therapist and are finding that the requirements to do what is asked of you (outside of appointments), is just not quite fitting into your busy daily schedule.

Taking personal responsibility for your own health is difficult. It requires dedication and patience. Life is tough.

It seems we all, in our quest for health, well-being or simple pain relief, encounter the same set of barriers. These are things that seem either to be in our way or to fall along our path as we traverse it toward feeling good. And while each person's barriers are of different sizes, the following three are by far the most common.

Barrier 1: Time

Perhaps the most obvious barrier to achieving optimal health is time. There is only so much of it in a day, a week, a month and a year. We can't add time, and when we finally do find a free moment it gets eaten up by unsuspecting sources, like: work, house work, family obligations, events, projects, you name it. Something always seems to get in the way of doing our exercises, driving out of the way to purchase organic whole foods, eating balanced meals, getting a healthy amount of sleep, taking those supplements as directed, drinking enough water.

Click here to read the rest of the story:

Don't Play "Pharmaceutical Roulette!"

Take Charge of Your Own Health Now

By Herb Borkland, Health Writer

Global is good. But when it comes to the international drug industry, Chinese and Indian manufacturers don't measure up to the strict regulatory environment we Americans rightly demand for ourselves. Not altogether surprising. That's why the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is supposed to protect us.

Advocates of health-conscious living may not be feeling safer, but they have been vindicated in their suspicion of the FDA. But the problem turns out to be much worse than shoddy inspections.

The hard fact is FDA's love affair with China has already killed American patients!
Click here to read more... and to find out how you can protect yourself.

Back Surgery: How to get relief from post surgical scar tissue…

If you have had a back surgery either on your neck or lower back and have failed to get relief there could be an underlying issue that most treatments fail to even mention.

 

Any and every surgery will develop some amount of scar tissue all be it that new techniques are getting better at minimizing the amount, its still an issue that you are most likely dealing with right now and most likely nothing you have tried has helped…

 

Here it is short and sweet, Scar tissue and Fibrous Adhesions are a dirty little secret and a contributing factor of post surgical pain. And if left untreated could take years to diminish.

 

Scar tissue needs to be what is called released or Myofascially manipulated and there are many different techniques that work great for this and most good and well trained massage therapist can do and excellent job of it but there is one more component to getting relief and that is the absorption of the excessive scar tissue from a cellular level.

 

As we get older, the more stress we are under and the less fruits and vegetables we eat the less enzymes our bodies will get and produce on a daily basis allowing for the over development of excess scar tissue.

 

And that is why it is critical that anyone who has had any type of surgery should eat 5 to 7 servings or fruits and vegetables a day and supplement with enzymes.

 

Click here for more information on Enzymes Therapy:

Golf, news, instruction, equipment and exercises

The golfer's checklist to ensure a healthy back:

1. » Visit a physical therapist or chiropractor well versed with golfers for a golf-specific physical assessment and conditioning program.
2. » Take a lesson from a PGA professional about basic fundamentals and how the body should move during the golf swing. Hopefully the PGA instructor uses video to analyze your swing.
3. » Practice golf specific drills that teach the correct movements in your swing, which will decrease the chances of injuring your back.
4. » Ensure your clubs are fitted properly for you, e.g. are your clubs too short or long? Are the shafts too flexible or stiff?
5. » Make sure you do a golf-specific warm-up routine prior to hitting balls or playing golf.

To Read the complete article on golf and back pain click here:

Can this 2-Minute Video About Inversion Therapy hold the secret to pain relief?

Ever wondered if inversion therapy really works?

Well, watch this short, 2-minute video we created for you. In this video, we
demonstrate how inversion therapy works and also show you several things
you can do to make it even better.

So if you suffer from any type of back pain, neck pain or sciatica and have not
tried inversion therapy, you really should watch this short video and read the
special report that is also available on the webpage.

And if you've already tried inversion, you still should watch it because you may
find several of the special "tricks" we share to be helpful.

I also wanted to share with you an email that I received a long time ago but just
found while going through my "collection" of thousands of emails.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: kate.b@myemail.net
Date: Jul 27, 2007 5:30 PM
Subject: Re: 54 Year Old Nurse Shares Her Secrets For Sciatica Relief
To: jesse@gethealthyandfit.com

Hi Jesse,
Over the past year I have become a fan of you and what you're doing on your
website. I was 33 yrs old when my son was born. When he was 3 months old I
got out of a rocking chair and "tweaked" the wrong way and ended up spending
2 weeks flat on the floor unable to move icing nonstop (luckily I have family
around). I was in soo much pain, I'd wake up in tears..not that I slept with a new
born in the house.

Completely exhausted, I had an MRI that reported I had herniated my L5-S1
disc area. That started my journey into researching how to take care of my back
and how to get those core muscles some strength after pregnancy. 

3 unsuccessful cortizone injections later, hours of physical therapy, meds etc.
nothing worked. I used to be a marathon runner and lead a very active lifestyle.
I was determined to get back to enjoying my family and life!

Then one night in my quest I came across your website and the inversion table.
I ordered your books, dvd's and an inversion table. It changed my life! I'm hooked
and have been pain free for over 10 months now. I'm doing pilates, run in the
water, "hang like a bat" on the table as my husband calls it, and chase my toddler
around all day without any pain.

Gratefully,
Kate Berman,  34 & fit mama of an active 22 month old. :)

---------- end Kate's email ------------

That's awesome!

I've said it so many times before, but it deserves repeating here again now...

Most people get the best results when they COMBINE multiple treatments and
remedies together.

Here's the combination that we have found to work the best for the largest
number of people:

1. Identify and address muscle imbalances, which are almost always the
underlying cause, by using the Lose The Back Pain system

2. Reduce pain and inflammation with safe and natural ingredients like the
ones found in Lifezyme Plus

3. Decompress the spine with some form of traction or inversion therapy

4. Address trigger points - with help from a trigger point specialist or can be
done at home using our trigger point self treatment system

5. Improve your mental / emotional state and wipe out negative stress and
there are many ways to accomplish this. A few products we recommend
are the Stress Less video and Mind Body Pain Relief

Well, I hope you find the video about inversion therapy informative and keep
your eyes peeled as I have several more videos I'll be sending you over the
next few weeks.

In fact, I have one about sciatica where I'll show you one of THE most effective
stretches for sciatica... plus an other video showing you many little things you
can do to reduce or better manage pain while at work.

So, that's all for now... talk to you again soon.

Steve

How to Silence Sciatica Once and For All - Free link to MP3 Audio

 

Enjoy and come back to our forum if you have any questions…

http://www.losethebackpain.com/media/blue-sciatica.mp3

Get your questions answered about Back Pain, Neck Pain or Sciatica on our Back Pain Forum

Rub It On and The Pain is GONE

Rub on Relief is now available... and you can grab some here

And for those of you who don't know the story, here it is...

About two years ago we came across a pain relief cream
that worked like magic. So we bought 500 tubes of the stuff
and offered it to our customers.

We never would have guessed it, but we sold out in less than
2 weeks.

But that wasn't what amazed me...

What amazed me was that ever since then we have been
getting emails, phone calls and even letters from people
begging for us to carry it again.

Well, the day is finally here.

This clinically proven pain reliever works like magic...
simply rub a little on and in minutes the pain disappears.

Here's what people have been saying:

"Glad I No Longer Have To Use Viox..."

"After years of suffering chronic pain, I have found relief with
RUB ON RELIEF.  Having tried NSAIDS, prescription pain
relievers, VIOX, Neuronitin, etc., it is a great feeling to know
I am helping heal my body with this product by modulating
the pain mechanisms, rather than just covering up the
symptoms. Every fibro/cfs/chronic pain patient should be
using this product on a daily basis. Even exercise becomes
possible by using the cream before and after workout."

--Jon Shallit - Oswego, NY

"Within Minutes The Pain Was GONE!"

"I was so happy to speak with you yesterday. I just wanted
to let you know how much I like RUB ON RELIEF. I bough it
from a Naturopath in Bridgton, ME who recommended that I
use it instead of advil to relieve my 3 years old son’s leg
cramps. Since then, my husband and I use it all the time.
We use it on all of our muscle and joint aches. It works very
quickly and effectively.               

We both play tennis and ski and my husband play basketball
so we have lots of  opportunities to use RUB ON RELIEF. I
use it for my sore Knees after I play tennis. It really helps! Last
night, I went to bed with a sore, stiff back. In the middle of the
night, my son climbed in our bed and landed knees first on my
back. Oh the pain!! I immediately grabbed the RUB ON RELIEF. 
Within minutes, the pain was gone and I was able to sleep.
I like it so much I ordered 15 tubes for my USTA tennis team.
I have been telling all my teammates about it, but didn’t know
where to get it. I am glad I found you."

--Joey Avantaggio - Bremen, ME

If you ever suffer from any type of ache or pain, you have got to
try this stuff.

And I'm pretty sure it will be just like last time and we'll sell out
very fast so you may want to grab some now

Because if we do sell out, it can be 6-8 weeks before we will
have more available.

I can't wait to hear of your results using this proven pain
relieving formula.

The Sedona Method and Back Pain

As a daily user of the Sedona Method for many years, I love the fact that it starts with the belief that I am (all of us are) perfect, whole and complete. “Thank you, for helping me see that in myself.”

 

What made the Sedona Method so successful for me, is that it did not try to change my mind about any of my beliefs but cleared my mind of the endless cutter floating around in my mind which allowed me to find my purpose in life, set my vision and it continues to help me achieve my everyday goals. “Nothing more powerful in life than that”

 

What I found to be amazing was that every issue I thought I had to work on, either physical pain or mental anguish, was addressed at the root cause level and with the guidance from Hale and his intuitive ability to communicate through the program, almost as if he was talking directly to me, it just worked. I just keep asking myself how did he know that of me, how did he know that was exactly what I need to work on? Just Amazing!

 

I work with Individuals dealing with physical pain and mental stressors every day and they believe their situation is so different because it is either unique to them or has challenged their life for such a long time and they begin to believe that nothing or no one can help them.

 

I urge you to keep an open mind that anything is possible…The last 10 years of my life were not easy by any measure, but I have seen and been a part of many miraculous events in my life and in my work and I would not be where I’m today without the ability to let go of the past and see the possibility in the future. “Hint – Hint”

 

One last thing, when I started the program, I had no clue what it was about or if it would do anything for me, but rest assured my experience was profound -- so much so that my five-year- old will benefit from the gift of being able to use the method her entire life, compared to the rest of us who will start the method much later in life, and then there are those who will never know…

 

Because of your affiliation with the Healthy Back Institute, Hale is offering you $50 off The Sedona Method Audio Course. Click here to get your special pricing.

You’ll thank me for it!

 

Thank you, HaleJ

 

Steven Hefferon, co-founder, the Healthy Back Institute and Lose the Back Pain System

How to get relief from post surgical scar tissue…

If you have had a back surgery either on your neck or lower back and have failed to get relief there could be an underlying issue that most treatments fail to even mention.

 
Any and every surgery will develop some amount of scar tissue all be it that new techniques are getting better at minimizing the amount, its still an issue that you are most likely dealing with right now and most likely nothing you have tried has helped…

Here it is short and sweet, Scar tissue and Fibrous Adhesions are a dirty little secret and a contributing factor of post surgical pain. And if left untreated could take years to diminish.

 
Scar tissue needs to be what is called released or Myofascially released and there are many different techniques that work great for this and most good and well trained massage therapist can do and excellent job of it but there is one more component to getting relief and that is the absorption of the excessive scar tissue from a cellular level.

As we get older, the more stress we are under and the less fruits and vegetables we eat the less enzymes our bodies will get and produce on a daily basis allowing for the over development of excess scar tissue.

And that is why it is critical that anyone who has had any type of surgery should eat 5 to 7 servings or fruits and vegetables a day and supplement with enzymes.

Click here for more information on Enzymes

Does inversion Therapy work? YES and HOW...

What is Inversion Therapy like?

Let's take a look at what a back pain sufferer will go through in a typical session. First, you do not need to go into full inversion to get the benefits. (Note: It will take time before you will be able to tolerate full inversion.) Here is a simple guide for beginners:

First 2 Weeks: Adjust the table to go to 20-30 degrees for 1 to 2 minutes, once or twice a day. Slowly increase your time until you become comfortable with the process and the position. The best way to tell if you're getting used to the inversion table is whether or not you can relax while you're using it.

click here for more information on Inversion tables

When to Stretch: Before or After Exercise?

One frequently-asked question is, "Should I stretch before or after I exercise?"

The answer is: Both. This is not an either/or option; stretching both before and after physical activity is a must. And no cheating; please.

Stretching after exercise to get a jump on your next session without stretching beforehand will not do you any good either, and here is why:

The purpose of stretching before exercise is to help prevent injury. Stretching does this by lengthening the muscles and tendons, which in turn increases your range of movement. This helps you move freely without restriction or injury occurring. However, the reason why you stretch after exercise is very different.

Why Stretch After Exercise?

Stretching after you exercise is necessary for a very different reason. Any strenuous activity, particularly weightlifting, causes a small amount of damage to the muscle and associated soft tissues.

These small rips and tears are what force the muscles to grow when they begin the process of repairing themselves. Stronger tissue replaces the damaged tissue, which often causes soreness up to 48 hours after exercising.

This is called delayed onset muscle soreness or DOMS. You might not feel sore immediately following a workout, but think how many times you or someone else has said, "I'll pay for this later."

Stretching after your exercise routine helps release the tension and prevents the muscles from becoming tight. Right after your workout, your muscles are warm and elastic. The post-workout stretching session affords you a second chance to increase your flexibility and range of motion, particularly around your joints. Regardless of the type of activity, you should stretch all major muscle groups.

Is Stretching Considered Cooling Down?

No, stretching and cooling down after a workout are two very different things. Some experts say you should cool down first and then stretch, and others say that stretching can be incorporated as part of the cool-down process.

The purpose of cooling down is to help your heart rate return to normal. Your heart, lungs and blood flow all worked hard to get you through the exercise, and without a sufficient cooling-down period, you may feel sick or dizzy. You might want to take a leisurely five-minute walk on a treadmill to relax your body and then do your stretching. Your muscles will still be warm and you will still reap the benefits of a post-workout stretch.

For more great stretching tips I suggest you sign up for the free stretching e-course offered by my good friend and stretching expert, Brad Walker.

Get his free e-course here:

5 simple steps for back pain relief

Millions of people suffer from back pain unnecessarily when there is actually a very simple solution, according to Jesse Cannone , certified personal trainer and back pain specialist.  "Unfortunately, many people are led to believe that back pain is normal and were all supposed to experience it... well, thankfully, that's not the case. Eliminating back pain is not nearly as difficult as most people think or are led to believe... it can actually be easy!" says Cannone. 

Here's the simple system that MUST be followed if you are looking for real, long-term, lasting relief:

1. Identify the cause - nearly all of the treatments people receive for back pain only focus on the symptoms and the healthcare professionals zoom in on only the problem area. The real key in eliminating back pain is to find out exactly what’s causing the problem... and most of the time it's not even the back!

2. Address both the cause and the symptom - the best approach is a combination of treating the symptoms for pain relief while also addressing the underlying cause.

3. Be aware - many people suffering from back pain are not in tune with their bodies and during their treatment they do not realize what is working and what is not. In order to achieve long-term relief you have to understand how your body works, what's causing the problem, and what changes have to be made to correct it.

4. Consistent Focused Action - achieving success in anything requires consistency and focused action. Most people with back pain won't make the time to work on their problem each day... instead they take pain killers which mask the pain and allow them to cause more damage while they continue with their life.

5. Don't do what doesn't work - we already know that most traditional treatments for back pain don't work.... why waste your time, energy, and money? The real key to eliminating back pain is to identify the true cause of the pain and then address it with a combination of treatments to treat both the cause and symptoms. Over 80% of all back pain is caused by muscle imbalances... NOT a lack of pain killers or surgery! Fid out what's going on in your body and take action.

Click here to read more about back pain exercises:

Lifezyme Plus

Please read this story we go this week 2-12-2008

Hi.

I to have really bad acid reflux and am currently on medication for it as I also have barrettes syndrome as a result of the acid reflux.

Some things I've done that have helped tremendously with the acid reflux is to stop drinking caffeine and carbonated sodas, as well as artificial sweeteners.

I really NEEDED to try the Lifezyme as I was in such terrible pain!!! I was willing to risk it to see what my reaction would be on it. Well needless to say, I've had no problems taking lifezyme at! It has been a real GOD send for my back pain relief.

Just as I had ordered the Loose the Back Pain package, I really hurt myself badly over the Thanksgiving Holidays. I am still recovering and it will be at least another month before I can begin the program.

In the mean time Lifezyme has made my life almost normal. There are days that I am truly pain free with my back. And when I hurt myself and couldn't walk properly as a result of the injury I was really scared my back would get whacked out. Well, I had two very minor times where my siatic flared up, once on each side of my back.

Lifezyme was the only thing I took for that pain. I was able to catch the pain as it was starting and double up on the lifezyme that I didn't need my morphine I usually have to use when this happens.

My only suggestion would be to take them up on their free bottle offer and give it a try! They say there is no obligation, so if you find you cannot take it, then you are out a small shipping fee of $4 or $5.

Hope this helps,
Kim

“Bodybuilding Sins” Article #5 - Rest, Recovery, and Injury Prevention

Many of the injuries that bodybuilders suffer from could be easily prevented just by allowing the body enough time to rest...

While most bodybuilders dread hearing the word “rest”, many fail to realize that there is far more to rest than just avoiding overtraining. When you perform a tough workout you not only stress that muscle or muscle group, you also place stress on the cardiovascular, neuromuscular and components of the immune system...

For example, many bodybuilders will train their chest 2-3 times a week and spend an hour or more performing dozens of exercises just for the pecs...

While this may sound ok to some, when you add in the stress of other workouts it can quickly add up to too much stress in one or more ways. I hear bodybuilders all the time say “I let my body rest by splitting up my workouts” and “I worked chest yesterday so today I'll train my back”... that's NOT rest!

Click here to read more about propper workout recovery:

“Bodybuilding Sins” Article #4 - Targeted Exercises

What is a Targeted Exercise and Why You Need To Be Doing Them?

While performing three different exercises for each area of the chest may sound “targeted” and it may work great for targeting the chest itself... this is NOT what we mean by targeted...

What we are talking about is choosing exercises with more than just size increases in mind... remember, there is far more to muscle than just how it looks... You can be really big, but also weak, slow and inflexible.

To drive this point home some more, remember the “Turtle Back Syndrome” we covered in article #1? So many body builders are plagued with this gruesome condition and they don't even know it! Are you?

The Turtle Back condition is a direct result of too much focus on building up the pecs and lats and not enough focus on the upper back. Also, the lack of focus on flexibility in the chest and shoulders makes it even worse...

Not only does this look stupid, but it sets you up for back, neck and shoulder problems like rotator cuff tears and the like... and I know you don't want any of those!

So by targeted, we mean exercises that will not just develop muscle strength and size, but more importantly work towards correcting muscle imbalances which will mean less pain and missed workouts, better performance and function, and most of all better and balanced total body development!

Click Here to Find Out Which Ones You NEED To be Doing?

“Bodybuilding Sins” Article #3 - Targeted Stretching

Stretching can be great, but it can also make existing injuries worse or even bring about new ones!

The key to making stretching work for you is knowing which stretches you need to be working on… and just because a muscle feels tight, that doesn’t necessarily mean it needs to be stretched.

For example, many people stretch the hamstrings because they feel tight and they think the hamstrings are limiting their flexibility…

the fact is, most of the time the hamstrings are “tight” because they are constantly being pulled / lengthened due to muscle imbalances that tip the pelvis forward.

Below is a scary attempt of artwork to show you visually what we are talking about:

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Body Buiulding and the need for Training Variations when looking for Pain Relief and Maximum Results

Bodybuilders are a stubborn bunch... almost as bad as runners! And they tend to follow the “HERD” doing whatever exercises and routines the “pros” are doing...

Now, if your goal is to be as big as possible and you are not at all concerned with your health and fitness, don't even bother this article... this article is for bodybuilders who ARE concerned about their health and want to be big, strong, powerful, and agile... if that's you, read on...

The reason so many bodybuilders suffer from so many different injuries is because there are several things the “pros” don't tell you...

First off, the articles that you see in all the muscle mags aren't even written by the “pros”... and the workout routines they recommend are always extreme and often not even used by the “pro” who supposedly wrote because their main goal is to sell magazines... not give you the real deal on bodybuilding.

If you are serious about bodybuilding and want to achieve your true peak, you need to stay injury free... and that's just about impossible if you train they way most bodybuilders do.

There are several key strategies that you can use right now to not only eliminate any aches, pains and injuries you currently have, but also keep from creating more muscle imbalances in the future. For a more detailed article on muscle imbalances go to Aches and Pains Articles

Click here to learn Strategy #1 - Target the Weaklings!

“Bodybuilding Sins” That Cause Back Pain and Missed Workouts

Get ready, this is gonna hurt! The exercises most bodybuilders focus on the most, are the ones that cause the most problems... hopefully, you're different..

But before we share with you what those exercise are, let's talk real quickly about what bodybuilding is...

The goal of bodybuilding isn't to get as big as you can, or at least to us it isn't and shouldn't be, but to build a balanced body that is as strong as possible in every way. For example, while being freakishly big may get people's attention, it serves you no purpose at all...

while on the other hand, what if you were not only big, but also extremely strong and powerful, lightning fast, flexible, and agile enough to kick ass if needed?

So many bodybuilders build massive amounts of muscle yet are so unbelievably weak and inflexible... for example, we know a guy who can bench press over 350 lbs but can't do a measly  50 push-ups!

The point is, the exercises you choose and how you perform them not only determine how big, strong, and flexible you are, but also affect how your body functions and whether or not you suffer from aches, pains, and injuries like back pain and sciatic pain.

Ok, here they are... the exercises that create the most problems and are most likely to lead to back pain:

Can Proper Nutrition and Supplementation Heal Your Back Pain?

Anyone looking to achieve optimal health has to consider nutrition as the single most important ingredient for success. In a perfect world, all of our nutrition should come from the food we eat. Supplementation should not even be an issue.

In the real world, however, most of the foods we eat are riddled with fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides, and hormones - not to mention that they are often hydrated with polluted water. In addition, an ever-growing percentage of our food comes from other countries, which don't always have the best inspection track record.

And if all that weren't bad enough, the natural nutrient value of the soil that produces these foods has also been diminishing over the years, a trend that will only continue. This is why it's necessary for us to take a hard look at our diets and make a decision about whether we may need supplements.

As you can see, proper nutrition nowadays is not that easy; it does take some time to educate yourself. By proper nutrition, I mean eating clean and safe foods that have the nutrients your body requires to get and stay healthy.

Recipe for relief

Your two main purposes for eating a healthy diet and taking supplements are to give your body what it needs to heal itself and to minimize the level of inflammation that is in your body. The inflammation is what is causing your pain.

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What to look for in a seat cushion when you have back pain...

1. Its needs to tilt the pelvis into the correct sitting posture:

Few cushions gently tilt your pelvis forward to induce a neutral position for your spine. Aligning the sacral region corrects the dysfunctional mechanics caused by sitting. The strain and pressure of supporting your body weight is moved away from the spine's muscles and ligaments and placed on proper weight bearing bones (the Ischial Tuberosities). Less strain and pressure means less aggravation and pain.

2. It need to cup your muscle and hips to stop the strain:

Your body weight flattens your gluteus muscles. Even with corrected posture, your gluteus muscles will flatten under your body weight. Since the ligaments that connect your gluteus muscles to your back muscles require equal tension on both sides, your back muscles must tighten to equalize the tension. This tightening creates new pain causing stresses in your back.

I know of only one patented Orthotic Cradling System that can cup the gluteus muscles and stop them from flattening, effectively stopping the automatic tightening of your back’s muscles when you sit. This avoids pain and strain, and keeps more stress off your back’s muscles, joints, and ligaments.

3. It needs to cradle the pelvis and float your spine:

The lower pelvis spreads apart, and the upper pelvis pinches together, putting increased pressure on the the lumbar-sacral joint and ligaments. Like a pain relieving shock absorber, BackJoy lifts your pelvis up off the sitting surface so you sit as much as 3 inches taller. Your pelvis will float in a natural and protective cradle of muscle tissue.

Few cushions restrict the spreading of the lower pelvis reducing pressure on the lumbar-sacral spine. The six components of the pelvis can work fluidly as one unit, minimizing the wear and tear on the sacral joints.

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Alternative Techniques You Would Never Guess Would Reduce Pain and Bring Healing - Mind-Body Techniques

Why do we call mind-body techniques such as massage, meditation, hypnosis, or acupuncture "alternative" treatments when they've been around since the dawn of Man? If these techniques have been around and used for that long, surely there must be something to them.

Truth is, you're already a bit of an expert in some of these techniques. Let me explain. Say you stub your toe. You know full well you're going to grab that toe and rub it (massage). Next, your breathing is going to change, you're going to belt out a few choice words, then you're going to find a place to sit down and relax for a minute (meditation). And don't forget your need to show everyone where it hurts by pointing to it and pressing on the most painful spot (acupressure).

I know what you're thinking right now: How would any of these techniques help heal my herniated disc or Spinal Stenosis or Sciatica? First of all, none of these techniques can change the physical aspect of your condition. But when you examine the goals of each of them, they all make sense. And, if used together, they can deliver better and faster results.

Here's a quick look at the benefits of a more extensive list of alternative treatments to help you understand how you might incorporate one or all of these techniques into your life. Study this list and then find practitioners to teach you or work with you one-on-one.

Massage: There are literally hundreds of styles of massage. Which one is best for you will depend on your comfort level. I would recommend finding some one skilled in Deep Tissue combined with Trigger Point as well as Myofascial Release the combination offers calming of the muscles and manual removal of inflammation by getting rid of the source of the irritant and pain.

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Do you have back pain while your sit at the office or in the car? If so read this...

The Healthy Back Institute daubes the Back Joy, a patented seating system. This unique sitting device is not your standard sitting cousin it is a supportive device that puts your pelvic in the most neutral sitting position possible and can help you sit for extended positions in pure comfort…

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Chronic Back Pain Limits Brain Power

You don't need to be a scientist to know that chronic back pain can have a negative impact on your life, often bringing with it anxiety and depression. It can affect your ability to work, sleep, and perform other daily activities.

Until recently, it has been assumed that whatever changes occurred in the brain as a result of chronic back pain were only temporary and that the brain would revert to a normal state once the pain stopped.

Recent findings by researchers from Northwestern University have turned this assumption on its head. What they found was that chronic back pain - defined as pain lasting six months or longer - can cause significant and long-lasting damage to the brain, aging it up to 20 times faster than normal.

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Why diets don't work

Many Americans view a healthy lifestyle as something difficult to attain--and something that's not much fun. Traditional diets have taught us that to lose weight, we must count calories, keep track of everything we eat, and deprive ourselves by limiting the amount--and kinds--of foods we eat. Diets tell us exactly what and how much food to eat, regardless of our preferences and individual relationships with hunger and satiety. Dieting can help us lose weight (fat, muscle, and water) in the short term but is so unnatural and so unrealistic that it can never become a lifestyle that we can live with, let alone enjoy!

While very few diets teach healthy low-fat shopping, cooking, and dining-out strategies, many offer unrealistic recommendations and encourage health-threatening restrictions. Even more important, diets don't teach us the safest, most effective ways to exercise; they don't teach us how to deal with our cravings and our desires, or how to attend to our feelings of hunger and fullness. Eventually, we become tired of the complexity, the hunger, the lack of flavor, the lack of flexibility, the lack of energy, and the feeling of deprivation. We quit our diets and gain back the weight we've lost; sometimes we gain even more!

Each time we go on another diet of deprivation, the weight becomes more difficult to lose, and we become even more frustrated and discouraged. Then we eat more and exercise less, causing ourselves more frustration, discouragement, depression. Soon we are in a vicious cycle. We begin to ask ourselves, "Why bother?" We begin to blame ourselves for having no will power when what we really need is clear, scientifically-based information that will help us develop a healthier lifestyle we can live with for the rest of our lives.

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Take Control of Your Metabolism: Quick Tips for Increased Muscle Tone, Faster Fat Burning, and Energy Levels Like a 9 Year Old!

So many people are talking about how slow their metabolism is and why they need to start taking the latest diet supplement scam yet they don't even understand how the human metabolism works. So before I even go into how to speed yours up, I want to first go over some of the basics.

What is metabolism?

There are many scientific ways for me to put to you and I could make it seem really confusing like most of the so-called experts do, but I won't. I'm going to give you my extremely simple and easy to understand definition...

metabolism is the rate at which your body burns calories to sustain life

I should also note that your body, yes yours, burns calories 24 hours a day, everyday - regardless of whether or not you workout or not. Remember that, your body needs energy all the time, even while you're a sleep and that is why skipping meals is the absolute worst thing you can do if your goal is to lose weight (body fat).

Click here to read about what affects metabolism...

3 Secrets to Thinner Thighs

Millions, if not billions of dollars are spent each year by people trying to reshape their hips and thighs, yet few of these people ever achieve the shape they desire.

I've spent the past 7 years helping people, primarily women, target the hips and thighs I have found that there are 3 things you must do to be successful at reshaping the hips and thighs.

So are you ready to learn the 3 simple steps to thinner thighs?

Why Your Stretching and Exercises Aren't Giving You Relief from Back Pain

When you spend enough time working with people who are in pain, you hear it all: anger, fear, hope - but mostly frustration. Whether you are going through a treatment program for your back pain with a chiropractor or physical therapist, or trying your own exercise program (Yoga, Pilates, pumping iron at the gym, etc.), if you're not getting relief, let me share with you a widely known "secret."

Knowledge Is Power

Our mission here at the Healthy Back Institute is to inspire you through education. We know that people who understand their situation and their condition get better care and faster results, regardless of the type of treatment they are going through. The reason is simple: They have more control.

The problem is that most treatment programs only you tell what to do. You never question and never really understand what you're doing. You just trust that the person telling you what to do is knowledgeable and has your best interests in mind.

Well, here's a shocker: The person working with you is only doing his job. He likely doesn't have time to share with you all he knows. More importantly, he may not be willing to take the time to tell you what you need to know to get better and stay healthy.

I'm about to share with you something I have already shared with untold millions. Thank goodness you took the initiative to search for a better way of stretching and exercising. Be prepared to say good-bye to frustration and hello to hope.

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New treatment for SI Joint Dysfunction

The S-I joint is one of the most misunderstood areas of the human body. It has been the source of much controversy in the medical community for many years. Much of the debate relies on the fact that there are few reliable evaluation methods for the S-I joint.

Contrary to disc injuries, which can be evaluated using many types of diagnostic tools, examining the S-I joints has proved to be quite unreliable. Clinicians need to rely mostly on their experience rather than simple methods used to examine the low back. Most medical professionals do not acknowledge it as a source of pain and dysfunction. So patients leave a medical office with an incomplete evaluation and often times, an inaccurate diagnosis.

The S-I (Sacro-Iliac) joint is comprised of two bones; the sacrum and the ilium. You have two S-I joints (left and right). They are located basically where the spine meets the pelvis. Look for the two dimples in your low back. These two joints allow for very little movement overall as compared to other more prominent joints such as your hip or shoulder. The pelvic girdle is generally described as the two S-I joints, the pubic symphysis (pubic bone in front), the two hip joints, and the bottom two vertebrae (L4, L5).

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Could Muscle Balance Therapy™ be the long term solution to your back pain.

When it comes to back pain, knowledge is power. Our mission here at the Healthy Back Institute is to help you learn all you can about your particular condition because we know that informed people get better care and faster results. The more you know, the more you can be in control of your own treatment, and Muscle Balance Therapy™ is one of the most powerful tools you can use to help you take control of your situation.

A basic fact about back pain is that most treatments fail because they begin at the end - that is, they merely focus on the pain, which is just a symptom of a larger problem. A word of caution: If you feel even minor back pain, you should take it very seriously - your body is telling you that something is not right. Failing to address this situation now will likely result in a higher level of pain and having to work much harder and much longer to get yourself back to a pain-free state.

Whether your goal is to stay healthy or to get lasting relief from your pain, you should know that back pain - or any disease, for that matter - develops as a process. Muscle Balance Therapy™ addresses the underlying cause of your condition while at the same time brings relief to your symptoms. In essence, it attempts to reverse the process that brought you pain and bring your body back to a more neutral state.

The Greeks knew about the principles behind Muscle Balance Therapy™ 2500 years ago, but some how this simple, sensible approach was replaced by today's medical treatments that merely focus on symptoms rather than the source of your pain.

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Poor Posture and Back Pain

This question came to us from Sue, one of our subscribers...

Q: I don't have back pain, but when I look at myself in the mirror, my back and shoulders look rounded. Is that just bad posture?

A: Well, Sue, let me help you understand what you're seeing. First of all, I don't think people really grasp what the term "posture" means. For instance, you're seeing yourself as you are today, but your posture is the result of how you were years ago - maybe even decades.

What does that mean? Your posture, good or bad, is a result of your lifestyle. In other words, your habits, pattern, positions - the things you do every day.

Our bodies are very good at adapting to the environment we place it in. If we look back on our lives, most of us sat in school for 12 years, then maybe we went on to college and sat some more. If you happen to work at a computer, you sit even more. By the time you're 40, your body has gotten used to sitting, and your muscles are most comfortable in the sitting position. But all that sitting can cause some physical changes that, in turn, can lead to postural dysfunctions. If left alone long enough, these postural dysfunctions will cause structural changes that will be, for the most part, uncorrectable.

One of our subscribers said it best: "Our bones only go where our muscles put them." If you don't quite understand that statement, keep reading about Poor Posture and Back Pain .

Golf and Back Pain

Low back pain represents one of the most common and costly diagnoses that the health profession manages on a continuous basis. It is one of the most common reasons to visit a physician, physical therapist, or chiropractor. The costs for evaluating and treating low back pain patients are estimated to be beyond $50 billion dollars a year in the U.S. Regardless of the costs from the multiple diagnostic options, physical therapists and other healthcare practitioners must become more efficient and effective with their treatment plans. Treatment must be aimed at the individual with the back problem rather than the back problem itself. It is crucial for the clinician to include in their clinical assessments to examine the person and their ability to function, and not just focus on the traditional clinical tests of impairments such as range of motion and strength tests.

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Treatment for Spinal Stenosis

Tons of people each year are diagnosed and treated for sciatic pain and get little relief because the true cause of their back pain is the often undetected, spinal stenosis.

So, if you have been suffering from chronic back pain and nerve pain, have tried numerous treatments with little relief, and are not quite sure what the hell is going on, I suggest you read the rest of this article to learn more about spinal stenosis…

What exactly is spinal stenosis…

Rather than bore you with technical, medical mumbo jumbo… we thought it would be much better for you to read the following articles. They will give you a detailed explanation of what spinal stenosis is and what causes it…

but WAIT… before you go read them, please understand that there is one major thing missing in both of these articles… and I challenge you to see if you can find out what it is. Also, after reading them be sure to come back to this page and read the rest of this article as we’ll cover the one fundamental principle missing from these articles… which by the way are written by the "experts".

Click here to read more about Spinal Stenosis

What Can Massage Therapy Really Do for Your Back Pain?

If done correctly, massage therapy can work wonders for people with back pain. It may not always be the best choice, and it may not work for everyone. But most people will get great results if the massage therapist has a good understanding of the human body, muscle imbalances, and how to work with them. A word of caution: Massage therapy should never be considered a substitute for proper medical attention.

As a massage therapist for the past 10 years, I have watched massage therapy grow in popularity and credibility to the point where the practice is now commonplace for those who suffer from back pain. There is no denying the positive effects massage can have on the body. Most massage therapists use a variety of techniques during a session, such as energy techniques and stretching, along with traditional massage. The Touch Research Institute at the University of Miami has coordinated over 100 studies that document the therapeutic effects of massage. One study on massage and back pain found that massage decreased back pain and depression while also improving sleep and range of motion for most joints.

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Did you know your Blood Ph Levels could be keeping you sick and in Pain?

Remember the litmus test from high school chemistry lab? You stuck a small strip of litmus paper into a solution, and if it turned red, it meant the solution was acidic. If it turned blue, the solution was basic (alkaline).

Well, the body has its own sort of litmus test: It’s called your pH level. And many health care professionals consider a balanced pH level to be the key to good health.

The term pH stands for Potential Hydrogen, which is the concentration of hydrogen ions in a substance or solution. The pH range is 0 to 14. Human blood pH is ideally 7.35. Higher numbers indicate alkalinity; lower numbers indicate acidity.

Constricted muscles

The body simply cannot tolerate extended acid imbalances. In the early stages of an imbalance, symptoms may include such things as skin eruptions, headaches, allergies, colds and flu, and sinus problems. As things get further out of kilter, weakened systems start to give way. If tissue pH deviates too far to the acid side, oxygen levels decrease and cells die.

On the other side of the coin, it is virtually impossible for a health disorder or disease to sustain itself when your pH is in the neutral zone (7.0-7.4). At this level, the body has a strong immunity to diseases. Most Americans, however, have a pH level of 6.2 to 6.4.

When your pH is out of the normal range, all sorts of bad things happen. For one thing, disease-producing organisms thrive. This explains why some people exposed to certain bacteria or viruses get sick while others don't.

Acidic conditions can cause muscles to constrict and inhibit the exchange of nutrients and waste products in muscle cells, causing fatigue, soreness, and pain. In fact, a pH imbalance affects all cellular activity in the body and can lead to a wide range of degenerative diseases and symptoms.

Among other things, acidic blood blocks vitamin absorption, creates toxic buildup in clogged cells, slows organ function, prevents proper digestion, creates excess gas and bloating, causes unhealthy weight gain, and speeds the aging process.

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Trigger Point Therapy, the missing link to back pain relief...

Research by Drs. Janet Travell and David Simons, authors of "The Trigger Point Manual," has shown that trigger points are the primary cause of pain at least 75 percent of the time and are a factor in nearly every painful condition.

Trigger points, a type of muscle stiffness, are the result of tiny contraction knots that develop in muscle and tissue when an area of the body is injured or overworked. Trigger points are something traditional doctors ignore, but they could be the one thing that has been overlooked in your case for years, if not decades.

A hallmark of trigger points is something called "referred" pain. This means that trigger points typically send their pain to some other place in the body, which is why conventional treatments for pain so often fail. Many health care practitioners wrongly assume that the problem is located where the pain is and therefore fail to assess the body correctly to find the cause of your pain.

I'm going to give you some valuable information about trigger points that I hope will encourage you to consider the possibility that trigger points may be the missing link in your quest for relief.

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How a loved one can help in a Medical Crisis

What you are about to read speaks from the heart and is intended to help those who are suffering and those who love those who are suffering. No one can heal alone so embrace each other and do not let anything get in the way.

When dealing with serious back pain, you have to realize that your condition is going to have an impact on everyone around you and that it will be toughest on the ones you love.

I got an e-mail this morning and could not stand to go another day without telling you my thoughts. Believe me, this question is not unique.

Please read the following e-mail, and then I’ll give you my response:

My Story of Inversion Therapy and Back Pain

With 15 years in the health and wellness industry, I have seen a lot of fads come and go and in the mid 1980s, gravity boots hit the seen and that started a new revolution for treating back pain, sciatica, Herniated disc and numerous other forms of back pain.

Today we don’t use moon boots but we do use a spinal decompression technique called Inversion Therapy… I have written extensively on all forms of spinal decompression and there effectiveness, I encourage you to read the report and the studies that have been done in the last 20 plus years as a treatment for back pain.

Click here to read more about Inversion Therapy

Can your diet be keeping you in pain?

An Anti-Inflammatory Diet Could Be the Ticket to Feeling Better

When I say the word "inflammation," it's likely to evoke thoughts of painful joints and muscles, swelling, and a loss of mobility. But did you know that recent research shows that chronic inflammation in your body can lead to serious diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, some cancers, and Alzheimer's disease, to name just a few?

The amount of inflammation in your body varies and is dependent on a number of factors - including your activity level, the amount of sleep you get, the degree of stress in your life, and even the foods you eat. What you have to realize is that these factors are cumulative - meaning they build up over time. And the more that any or all of these factors get out of whack, the risk for disease increases.

Early in life, these levels can be so low that you might not even be aware that you have any inflammation in your body. That's because our bodies do a fairly decent job of controlling the inflammation - at least for a while. Then one day you wake up and you're in your 40s and something is just not right. That's when the fear begins to set in, and you think to yourself: What did I do wrong? or What can I do now to help myself?

The first step is to get your C-reactive protein (CRP) levels tested. C-reactive protein is produced by the liver, and the level of CRP rises when there is systemic inflammation in the body. Ask your doctor about this (you may have to demand to have the test done). All it requires is a blood sample that will be evaluated by your doctor. And because diet can play a large role in how much or how little inflammation you have, you may want these levels looked at by a registered dietician who can help you formulate an appropriate eating plan.

If you have pain due to inflammation, you may choose to take the traditional medical path, which includes non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), steroids, and even joint-replacement surgery in extreme cases. The good news is that there are natural ways to fight inflammation without the undesirable side-effects that often result from the treatments listed above.

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Does Inversion Therapy help for Herniated Disc?

Inversion helps in two ways, the first is when you are inverted,
the natural pull of gravity allows a separation of your vertebrae,
which lessens the pressure on the discs in between each vertebrae.
The action of increasing the space margins between the vertebrae
can actually create a mild suction in the disc, which may help
encourage the bulged disc return to its proper place.

The main benefits are realized by increased circulation and waste
elimination to injured discs. In the opinion of many medical
professionals, several sessions of intermittent traction are the
best way to help the body dissolve a bulged disc.

The length of healing time will vary with different people.
However, it has been our experience that you should hang three or
more times every day for short sessions at an angle most comfortable
for you.

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