tag: back pain

5 Yoga Poses for Lower Back Pain

If you're coping with lower back pain, you know how debilitating it can be. We've rounded up some basic yoga poses to help relieve pain in your low back. When you're dealing with low back pain, yo…

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6 Tips For Avoiding Back Pain During Sex

For people with lower back pain, just the thought of sexual activity can induce fear instead of excitement. Sex is supposed to be pleasurable, but when it's associated with physical pain, sexual activ…

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Are You Deficient in Magnesium?

Magnesium is the partner mineral to calcium. Typically wherever calcium is needed in the body, magnesium is also required. Magnesium is Nature’s relaxation and anti-stress mineral, since it plays an i…

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The Basics of Back Pain

More days are missed due to lower back pain than any other ailment! From sciatia of the spine to sports injuries, here's a look at what could be causing a 'bad back.'…

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3 Exercises to Treat Back Pain

By Matt Fitzgerald, Experience Life Shortly after Jon Boyle, 23, competed in his first triathlon in 2005, he developed pain in his lower back and right shoulder. It bothered him most when he ran,…

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Should You Try Acupuncture?

by Arthur Rosenfeld Contributor to Acupuncture on Allthingshealing.com Recently I've been involved in creating and hosting a series of documentaries on integrative medicine. The three films are a…

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DIY Acupressure for Headaches, Fevers, and Pain

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) includes many points on the hands that can be massaged to support healing from common health conditions, including: headaches, fevers, neck and back pain, among oth…

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Backpack Safety Tips for Back-to-School Shopping

At the top of almost every back-to-school supply list is the backpack. It is a convenient and practical way to carry books, pens, pencils, and other required school supplies while keeping hands fr…

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7 Free Ways to Prevent and Treat Back Pain

By Yumi Sakugawa, Intent.com As anyone who's suffered it knows, it sucks to have back pain. But it doesn't have to suck for your wallet. Don't get me wrong; a professional back massage ever…

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Try a Holistic Approach to Back Pain

Q: My sister's doctor has told her it's OK to take Vicodin daily for her chronic back pain. Am I right to be concerned about this course of treatment? A: I once heard one of my colleagues describe …

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