Articles for tag: Chronic Back Pain, Relieving Back Pain, Rusk, Tms

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Facts About Tension Myositis Syndrome

Tension myositis syndrome (TMS) is typified by back pain that can occur in the soft tissues such as muscles, ligaments, and nerves of the neck and back. Tension myositis syndrome was first theorized by Dr. John Sarno of NYU’s Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine in the late 1970s as he researched the reasons why people ...

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Exercises for Back Pain (Sciatica) Relief

Exercises designed to strengthen the lower back and abdominal muscles can assist in relieving back pain. Moreover, these same exercises can provide relief to the disk(s) by gentle separation of the vertebrae. Disks provide a cushion between the vertebrae in the spine. Nerves travel through small passageways within the vertebrae. When a disk has become ...

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Your Top 10 Natural Cures for Pain

If you’re tired of synthetic forms of pain relief, you are not alone. Many have been moved by the remarkable stories of recovery from natural pain relief cures. From chronic headaches to arthritis, many have found their natural healing. Even the power of the mind has been singled out as the driving force to a ...

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Using a Birth Ball During Pregnancy, Labor and Beyond

In her article “Natural Birthing” Crystal Paine mentions the use of a birth ball. I want to examine this useful tool in greater detail. The birth ball is not only nice to have during labor, but also during pregnancy and after the birth of your child. It isn’t anything magical, just your regular physical therapy ...

Relieving Back Pain in Pregnancy

Whether it be the first, second, or third trimester of pregnancy, chances are that you will experience this very uncomfortable but very common side effect of pregnancy. I currently am in the end of my second trimester and back pain has most definitely been an issue for me since almost the very beginning. I have ...