Try Deep Slow Breathing for Pain Relief

Try Deep Slow Breathing for Pain Relief

You’ve heard it many times, take a deep breath and relax. This thought process has been used a lot lot help reduce anxiety and stress. But what about pain? Well, what happens when you stub your toe on the bed or bash your knee somehow? Generally you take a sharp...
How Walking Backwards Can Help Your Back

How Walking Backwards Can Help Your Back

Kinesiophobia: the fear of movement. This is a frequent problem we see in patients that suffer from chronic low back pain (cLBP), because of their pain. If a patient is not moving enough, this causes muscle weakness and atrophy. Then, a domino effect begins. Muscle...
What Can I do for My Low Back Pain?

What Can I do for My Low Back Pain?

What can you do for low back pain? In today’s article, we will be discussing some exercises that you can do for low back pain being that it is the most common reason for doctor visits especially in the United States. Here is something you can do that is simple self...
Does Deep Breathing Help Pain Relief?

Does Deep Breathing Help Pain Relief?

There are many virtues of deep, controlled breathing for helping to destress or to help with depression, but the question has been asked, does deep breathing help pain relief? There have been a few studies on it but results have been somewhat inconsistent, so further...