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You might observe that having a spinal condition or being unbalanced affects how you go about your daily activities, such as going through the grocery store, climbing stairs, or even just moving around your house. You may experience problems with balance and proper leg function ...
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Prepare Your Back Before the Ride Roller coasters can subject your back to intense forces during quick accelerations, drops, and turns. These forces can strain your back muscles and cause pain. To prevent and relieve back pain from roller coasters, it’s important to strengthen and ...
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A hot bath can be relaxing and help ease tension in your back muscles. The warmth helps relax tight muscles and increase blood flow to the area, providing relief from discomfort. However, while a hot bath may reduce back pain for some, for others it ...
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Back pain is a common symptom of diastasis recti, even though not everyone who has it does. Back pain can be extremely uncomfortable given the demands of being a mom. Mom life requires constant lifting. Your core is necessary to support your back while doing ...
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High blood pressure and lower back pain are both common health concerns that affect millions of people worldwide. While high blood pressure is a condition that is often associated with cardiovascular health, lower back pain is a common musculoskeletal issue that can result from various ...
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Testosterone levels do a variety of tasks in the body other than regulating libido, and it’s well known that men need adequate levels for healthy sexual function, but did you know even women need enough testosterone to function normally? For cellular development, immunity, and a ...
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As a back pain doctor, I have treated many patients over the years with chronic back pain. Often, the source of their discomfort is not in the back itself but stems from another area of the body. One common culprit is the temporomandibular joint or TMJ—the joint that connects ...
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Weighted blankets can potentially cause or exacerbate back pain for some people in certain circumstances: Other tips to prevent back pain from a weighted blanket: Is a weighted blanket good for lower back pain? Weighted blankets can potentially help provide relief from lower back pain ...
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A person with chronic back pain can take medications to help with the pain. However, there may be times when these medications are insufficient and surgery is required. If that is the case, the patient with chronic back pain should speak with their doctor to ...
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Your parents or a teacher may have once instructed you to “sit up straight” or “stop slouching.” Poor posture is frowned upon when standing or sitting, not only because of how it appears, but also because it can impair your ability to function normally. In ...
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