This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something we may earn a commission. If you are working from home, you need a decent chair. Why? Two words: Support & Movement Your chair should support your body well, especially the arch in your low back, to minimise the strain …
5 Top Tips for Relieving Back Pain Everyone’s unique, and back pain can have many different causes. But if you want quick relief for low back pain, then most people need to start with these basic fundamentals. So think of these top tips as the equivalent of your dentist telling you to eat less sugar and …
A lot of people take turmeric for back pain, and it’s been used for thousands of years as a healing spice. But what does the evidence say? Well, there are thousands of scientific papers about how turmeric can help with joint pain, although most of are focussed on knee arthritis. But that’s still encouraging, for …
Yes it can. Like everything else, it doesn’t work the same for everyone. But it’s a safe and gentle treatment option that’s certainly worth a try if you have ongoing back pain. In the German Acupuncture Trials (Gerac) For Chronic Low Back Pain, “Low back pain improved after acupuncture treatment for at least 6 months. …
Chronic back pain and depression often go hand in hand, and one can lead to the other. The cause and effect relationship is not always obvious, but like most things, there’s an even more important question: What can we do about it? To find out, we’re going to combine scientific evidence with real personal experience, …
Leg Length Discrepancy (LLD) means having one leg longer than the other. And that can cause back pain. But often the legs are actually the same length, they’re just ‘acting’ different. It can happen for different reasons, but it can lead to a host of secondary problems throughout the body. So let me explain what …
What’s the best sleeping position for back pain? Well everyone’s unique of course. But these guidelines work for most people. Check out the video for more top tips including the best way to get out of bed. 1. Firstly, do whatever’s comfortable for you I know that sounds obvious, but some people become …
I was only sixteen when I injured my back. I used to love karate, and I had recently gotten my brown belt, on the way to black. Then one day I was just warming up practising kicks on a bag, when I felt a sudden sharp pain in my low back. On the left-hand side, …
When I Injured My Back (by a chiropractor who learned the hard way) Read More »