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  • Why Does My Lower Back and Hip Hurt?

    Why Does My Lower Back and Hip Hurt?

    Your lower back and hip are codependent structures. A problem in one of these structures can cause dysfunction and pain in the other. If you have chronic lower back pain, the movements in your hip may be reduced and the muscles surrounding your hip joint can become tense and painful. If there’s an abnormality in your hip function, the mechanics of your lower back may be altered, causing pain in both regions. The lower back and hip share many groups of muscles. When a specific muscle is affected, it may lead to compensatory movements, fatigue, and pain in the other surrounding muscles.

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  • What Causes Sharp Lower Back Pain?

    What Causes Sharp Lower Back Pain?

    Severe pain in your lower back typically occurs due to a problem in your spine or hip but may also originate from your internal organs. This blog provides a guide to the accompanying symptoms and potential causes of acute, severe lower back pain.
    Range of Symptoms That May Accompany Sharp Pain in the Lower Back - Acute pain in your lower back may be limited to one or both sides. You may also feel that the pain originates from a particular spot on the left or right side of your lower back. Sharp lower back pain typically includes one or more of the following symptoms and characteristics...

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  • Finding Pain Relief Through Visualization & Guided Imagery

    Finding Pain Relief Through Visualization & Guided Imagery

    Guided imagery and visualization practices are one of the most powerful ways to find relief from persistent pain. Imagine you are a ballet dancer. You are lean, toned, strong, and graceful. Your daily life consists of hours of technique training, pointe classes, stretching and conditioning, rehearsals, and performances. You are a member of the corps de ballet and you want to be promoted to a principal dancer. As the day of the performance draws closer, you spend half an hour visualizing yourself dancing the elegant movements required of your career each morning.

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  • Understanding the Causes of Tailbone Pain

    Understanding the Causes of Tailbone Pain

    Coccydynia, commonly called tailbone pain refers to persistent pain at the very bottom of your spine. You may develop this pain after direct trauma or spontaneously without a specific inciting factor. The pain typically lasts for weeks to months and can become debilitating. This blog outlines all you need to know about your tailbone (coccyx), including the specific causes, symptoms, and treatments for tailbone pain.

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  • Risk Factor of Starting Opioid Pain Med

    Risk Factor of Starting Opioid Pain Med

    If you’ve seen the regular stream of stories in the media about the “opioid epidemic,” the thought of starting an opioid pain medication might make you a little uneasy. But if you are scheduled for elective surgery, dental work, or experience an acute injury, your doctor is likely to prescribe one – an estimated 1 out of every 5 patients with non-cancer pain are prescribed opioids by their doctors. So how can you make sure you don’t turn into a bad statistic?

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  • The Physiology of Pain

    The Physiology of Pain

    Pain is one of a series of sensory systems in the human body, including the visual system (sight), the auditory system (hearing), the olfactory system (smell), the gustatory system (taste), and the somatosensory system (touch). While many consider pain to be a part of the somatosensory system/touch system, actually pain has its own dedicated pathways in the body and spinal cord, as well as its own unique areas in the brain. This makes sense when you think of what the purpose of the pain system is.

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  • 4 Beginning Yoga Poses for Those with Scoliosis

    4 Beginning Yoga Poses for Those with Scoliosis

    Engaging in a routine yoga program targeted to treat scoliosis may help reduce the severity, correct your spinal posture, and/or improve balance. To help you kickstart a yoga routine, here are 4 easy yoga poses that you can try at home with a yoga mat or a thick towel. It is important to start slow and easy, and as with any exercise, always check with your doctor or therapist first.
    1. Mountain Pose - This is a great pose for beginning your yoga practice. It helps with balance and core strength, and it is a pose that requires you to stand tall and steady, like a mountain.

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  • Ergonomic Tips for a Home Office

    Ergonomic Tips for a Home Office

    Set Yourself Up for Success - Although you may be able to get your work done at a cramped desk, in poor light, or while you peer at a far-away computer screen, none of these things is great for your body. When you hold yourself in awkward positions, you may get problems with your muscles, tendons, ligaments, or nerves. If you already have a condition like arthritis or diabetes, you may be at higher odds of that happening.

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  • 11 Ways to Indulge Your Spine

    11 Ways to Indulge Your Spine

    A strong and supple spine can help make your activities of daily life more comfortable and less painful. Take time to treat your spine to several of these 11 indulgences and make your favorite ones a part of your everyday routine:
    1. Make Exercise A Lifestyle - Exercise is essential when it comes to maintaining a healthy spine and it can also aid in the rehabilitation of an injured spine.

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  • Pain Awareness Through Journaling, and Using It to Manage Chronic Pain

    Pain Awareness Through Journaling, and Using It to Manage Chronic Pain

    The importance of journaling is mostly underrated. Learn more about journaling and how it can be used to assist in managing chronic pain.
    What is Journaling? Journaling is one method you can use to take stock of your thoughts and feelings. This usually comes with the intention of working through them in a positive direction. Like meditation, it is a mindfulness-oriented intervention. When used correctly, it can be a therapeutic treatment that fosters awareness and acceptance.

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