Simple Exercise to Decompress Your Spine

Tweet Are you stuck at a desk job, sitting all day long?  That’s probably THE biggest complaint I hear on a daily basis.  You go to work and sit for eight hours, getting up just long enough to fetch lunch (if you’re lucky) and then right back to sitting again.  And at the end of [...]

How to Fix Rib Pain with Self Myofascial Release

Tweet Do you ever have a sharp pain in your side when you breathe?  Do your ribs ache after you sit for a long period of time? Ribs are actually very  mobile little bones.  In fact, they’re supposed to roll around when you breathe just like venetian blinds open and close; however, if you’ve injured [...]

How to Stretch Your Inner Thighs (a.k.a. Adductor Muscles)

Tweet Most people are well versed on the fact that they need to stretch their hamstrings, and some people regularly stretch their quads and hip flexors (the muscles along the front of the leg and hip), but few people – save for elite athletes and dancers, really – dig into their adductors. The adductor muscles [...]

Warning: Are You Making THIS Mistake When Trying to Get Lower Back Pain Relief?

Tweet Lower back pain usually doesn’t start in the lower back. In fact, 9 times out of 10, pain isn’t happening where you’re experiencing the symptoms. Back pain happens not because there is is dysfunction in the spine but because there is dysfunction in one of the support systems for the spine, particularly the ankles, [...]

Got Lower Back Pain? Try These Stretches for Lower Back Pain Relief…

Tweet If you’ve been standing or walking on a hard surface like concrete, or sitting for a long period of time without moving, you likely have some achiness in your lower back.  Not to worry, this lower back stiffness can easily be remedied with a few simple movements that decompress your lumbar spine, restoring flexibility. [...]

Why Does My Mid Back Hurt When I Look Down?

Tweet Does your mid back hurt when you tilt your chin forward to look at your toes?  Do you feel a pull and a strain between your shoulder blades? Pain in the mid back between the shoulder blades is quite common, but massages on your tight, sore muscles won’t alleviate your discomfort.  It’s logical to [...]

Do Not, I repeat, DO NOT Waste $869 on an Ergonomic Desk Chair

Tweet We’ve all been there.  You’re on a lightning streak of productivity.  You’re camped in front of your computer, coffee mug steaming up an inspirational storm next to your laptop, fingers floating over the keyboard like a concert pianists’, pages flowing onto your screen almost as fast as you can get the words into your [...]