Stuck in a Cycle of Back Pain? Learn How Susan Broke Free
“You have the spine of a 95-year-old,” the chiropractor told Susan as they stared at her X-ray. She was in her early forties and felt like she’d just been given a life sentence of pain. Fast forward 15 years… Susan is in her mid-fifties now, and that “95-year-old spine” diagnosis is a distant memory. Back […]
How to Relieve Back Pain With a Simple Hamstring Stretch
I’ve noticed a theme in the reactions to the exercise in today’s video. Here’s what three different people said after trying it: “That did the trick. My back feels so much better.” “That really got in there. My back feels better.” “Wow, that was intense, but my back feels better.” Notice the better-feeling-back theme? The […]
The Hidden Connection Between Back Pain and Breathing
Improving the way you breathe is such a simple back care solution that you can easily miss it. When someone comes to see me with low back discomfort, breathing is where we always begin. And when it comes to breathing, the diaphragm is your primary breathing muscle, and it’s in charge of many vital movements […]
Use Your Breath to Relieve Back Pain and Tightness
Today’s exercise is a go-to solution I give clients for homework, especially if they are needing back pain relief, or chronic feelings of tightness in their back. It’s inspired by an exercise from Marie-José Blom’s Smartspine™ System.
Stress and poor alignment habits can change how you breathe, resulting in shallow breathing, or breathing that inappropriately uses your neck and shoulders. Poor alignment and breathing habits can also contribute to poor spine health and can leave your back feeling chronically stiff.
This is my absolute favorite exercise for relieving my back!
Assess Your Hip Flexors and Quads to Solve Back Pain and More
Your leg’s ability to go behind you is called hip extension. And when it comes to walking, hip extension is vital for a healthy gait. When the muscles on the front of your hips (your hip flexors and quads) get too tight and short, they can actually prevent your leg from going behind your body. […]
Why Weird is Beautiful When it Comes to Your Shoes
Four years ago I started wearing some interesting looking, if not downright ugly, shoes and I’ve never been happier with my choice of footwear. I used to have collapsed arches and pronated ankles, especially on my left side. And though doctors and foot specialists like to say that there is nothing you can do to […]
