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4 Tips to Reduce Lower Back Pain

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

There are two different types of injuries/pain that can affect the lower back. The first one is Acute pain, which is generally an injury that just occurred recently and the pain associated with it is do this recent injury and it is not a condition that has been on-going for many months or even years. The second type is chronic pain, usually resulting from an injury or trauma from many months ago or sometimes years ago.

But here are 4 tops to reduce lower back pain:

Flexibility: The Spinal column is the most crucial aspect of our everyday existence. To attack one problem would be to begin with some basic stretches 2-3 times weekly and eventually working your way up to 5-7 days per week. Hold each stretch for approximately 10-30 seconds and remember to take deep breaths as well to ensure the complete relaxation of the mind and body.

Core Strength: The entire lower back is attached to the hip girdle and wraps around to the connecting abdominal muscles on the front side of your body. Here is a quick simple exercise that can be done at your desk to strengthen your transverse abdominal muscles. Sit upright and inhale as deep as possible, then when exhaling flex those abdominal muscles and imagine sucking your belly button in towards your spine. Then hold that for about 20-30 seconds while breathing lightly in and out. Do this often and you will begin to notice much greater control of your abdominal muscles, this alone will help you greatly with alleviating the back pain in addition to preventing future injury.

Posture: This one is tough especially for those who work at a computer most of the day. Sit down in your chair with legs at a 90 degree angle; sit with your upper body perfectly straight and your head straight forward as well. Now pull your shoulder blades down and back toward each other, this should pull your shoulders back naturally and then control the abdominal muscles like we did earlier.

Lifting habits: Whenever you lift things for now on whether at the gym, moving, groceries, whatever it may be keep the back straight and control the abdominal muscles like we just did and lower your body by bending at your hips first and then knees.

Link: EZine Articles
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Dr. Alan Weidner
http://www.massage-chair-relief.com/

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Chronic Pain Syndrome and Chronic Pain Treatment

Saturday, July 17th, 2010

Sufferers of chronic pain and chronic illnesses can benefit from a range of therapies and treatments. However, treatment options depend on the source of the pain, as well as the cause. This needs to be evaluated carefully because improper treatment of pain can lead to the consequence of more pain, or pain from a new source.

Unfortunately, most people who suffer from chronic pain are unaware of the various options for treatment. They content themselves to either living with the pain, or with simply taking a variety of offered pain medications.

While over-the-counter and prescription pain medication can be effective, over time our bodies begin to get used to the manipulation, and the effects decrease. By incorporating a number of management therapies the dependence on only medications can decrease.

Including acupuncture or massage therapy into your pain treatment regime can help to alleviate the reliance on medication alone.

Regular sessions in a massage chair can help to reduce tension of muscles in the back, helping to curb the pain from sciatica or herniated discs. The heating functions of most massage chairs can increase the flow of blood, carrying oxygen and nutrients to the areas.

Link: Article Pros
http://www.ArticlePros.com/Health-and-Fitness/pain/article-12358.html

Dr. Alan Weidner
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Natural Pain Management

Saturday, July 17th, 2010

With the increase of stress in today’s society it really isn’t a surprise we have seen such an increase in the intake of fast food, trans fatty acids, preservatives, and sugar. We are bombarded with hormones in meats and dairy products and artificial sugars in our food. With all the changes in diets should we really be surprised at the overload of our immune systems leading to side effects such as constant pain.

The pain you experience is simply a signal to your brain that somewhere your body is not functioning at top efficiency. Perhaps due to injury, disease, or even strain on the tissues. Without pain, you wouldn’t know something was wrong, or that treatment is necessary.

Fortunately several options are available to treat chronic (persistent) pain without the use of medications, whether over-the-counter or prescribed.

A change of diet while increasing our intake of essential vitamins, minerals and herbs can help to reduce the pain we experience. Sometimes the pain is caused by a simple deficiency of one of these in an area of the body.

Increasing the amount of exercise and sleep you get can help to improve your immune system, as well as providing your body time to repair itself.

Chair massage on a regular basis can help to relieve stress and strain on muscles and tissues, as well as increase blood flow to deliver healing nutrients to tissue.

Link: Article Pros
http://www.ArticlePros.com/Health-and-Fitness/pain/article-3798.html

Dr. Alan Weidner
www.massage-chair-relief.com

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Pain Management

Saturday, May 29th, 2010

Pain is a subjective experience that can rise with or without an actual stimulus, resulting in the uncomfortable feelings that may even include an emotional reaction. Pain is an important part of our defense system, alerting us to deficiencies or problems with our normal activities. However, because pain is merely a signal, improperly sent or received signals can give us pain without an actual cause.

Two distinct categories classify pain types. Acute pain is typically short term, and is related to tissue damage or disease. It is typically a sharp pain, followed by aching and can be centralized to an area following an injury or fall. Chronic pain is a long term, meaning six months or more, experience. Unfortunately, chronic pain is harder to treat and sometimes diagnose than acute pain owing to the difficulty in finding the source of the pain.

Fortunately several options are available for treating pain, and most are non-invasive managements. In today’s market, several types of medications are available, both prescription and over-the-counter. Many help to not only inhibit the pain receptors of the body, but also include anti-inflammatory medications to reduce swelling of damaged tissue.

In addition, massage therapy has been shown to help manage pain of the back, neck, shoulders and legs. A chair massage can deliver the same effects while also providing easy access and the comfort of your own home.

Link: Article Pros
http://www.ArticlePros.com/Health-and-Fitness/pain/article-299862.html

Dr. Alan Weidner
www.massage-chair-relief.com

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Freedom from Fibromyalgia

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

Approximately 70% of the population is affected by fibromyalgia. Sufferers range from mild pain to chronic persistent pain.

Fibromyalgia is a condition in which the nerves in the muscles are pinched and tightened. The muscle fibers retain a tight cellular memory, leading the muscle tissues to seize up. The continual seizing of the muscles leads to the pain. This seizing can be minor, or can be as severe as causing the whole back to tighten and seize in pain.

The most common from of treatment is through pain medications. Typically a combination of drugs for pain relief and muscle relaxation.

One of the ways to help treat and reduce the pain caused by fibromyalgia is massage. A chair massage will help to loosen the muscles. At the same time it will stimulate an increase in blood flow to help with the cramping caused by the seized tissues. Chair massage is a more economical source of massage, due to the need for repeated and frequent treatments. A massage chair provides convenient and economical support for sufferers of fibromyalgia.

Link: Article Pros
http://www.ArticlePros.com/Health-and-Fitness/Back-Pain/article-190255.html

Dr. Alan Weidner
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Chronic Pain Treatment

Saturday, March 6th, 2010

Chronic pain comes in many forms and can be a debilitating condition. Good communication with a doctor about medications is the lynchpin of successful chronic pain management but that’s only part of a plan. A solid approach to treating chronic pain at home is needed to properly round out an effective system for dealing with your pain.

Balancing one’s diet is the first part of home care. Taking vitamins and supplements is also another option and should just be done anyway. Getting enough sleep is also a critical part of pain management. Setting a bedtime and wake-up time as to enact your body into a routine is another aspect that helps and should be a part of a schedule.

In addition to lifestyle changes, self-massage or the use of a massage chair can increase blood flow and ease tension to muscles that are involved with chronic pain.

If possible, a regular exercise routine that involves stretching and mobility increasing exercises can greatly increase energy and be greatly helpful to managing pain in addition to the other myriad benefits.

Reducing stress is also important. Relaxation therapy such as breathing exercises and meditation can set up all of the other parts of your management plan for success.

Link:  http://health.yahoo.com/pain-living/chronic-pain-home-treatment/healthwise–tr2781.html

Dr. Alan Weidner
www.massage-chair-relief.com

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