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Are Your Shoes Causing Your Ankle Pain?
Do you notice pain and swelling around your ankles after a long day? Your shoes might be responsible for your ankle pain. When you exercise or work, your shoes should provide a stable and supportive platform that aligns your ankles with your body, minimizing strain on your ankle joints, tendons, and muscles.
Let’s take a look at how your shoes might be causing pain in your ankles and the steps you can take to prevent the issue from recurring.
“Can disc bulges be healed?” – Back Pain & Sciatica
If you have a bulging disc in your lower back (aka your “lumbar spine”), and it’s causing sciatic nerve pain, a great question to start with is “can you heal your bulging disc”?
After all, if you can’t heal your bulging disc and relieve your sciatic nerve pain, you’ll want to act quickly to see if something more invasive is needed (like injections or surgery).
I have good news for you: most disc bulges CAN be healed.
In this video, I’m going to walk you through how to tell if your bulging disc can be healed, which will include a discussion of disc bulges vs. disc herniations, as well as an introduction to the “top 3 causes of lower back pain and sciatica”.
How to Prevent Knee Pain When Working from Home
With more and more people working from home, taking care of your health is as important as ever. On average, 1 in 4 adults struggle with knee pain, and with remote work becoming more popular that number is trending up.
So how is working from home causing more knee pain? A huge contributing factor is inactivity. Did you know that inactivity is actually hard on your knees? It can lead to weakened knees, increased risk of arthritis, and increased the risk for osteoporosis.
Luckily there are some simple, easy things you can implement to stay active, even while working from home (or from your work desk!) No matter where you spend your 8-5, you can start on these quick tips to make sure you prevent knee pain in the future.
Whether you’re traveling for business or pleasure, here are some tips you can follow:
Tips For Traveling With Back Pain
It’s about that time of year when more and more people are beginning to travel again, which means longer lines and crowded airports. In the midst of all travel stress, are you making sure you’re taking care of yourself and staying away from old back pain flare ups? Traveling wears down on your mind and body and we’re here to give you some easy tips you can follow to avoid added-on stress and pain during your travels.
Whether you’re traveling for business or pleasure, here are some tips you can follow:
Self-Massage Techniques for Neck Pain & Headaches
If you’re dealing with neck pain and headaches, including pain into your upper traps and shoulder blades, there are some simple and effective self-massage techniques you can use to reduce your pain immediately.
In this video, I’ll show you several ways to use a massage cane to relief muscle tension and to increase joint mobility in your facet joints.
This will include a demonstration of some “trigger point release” techniques, some “active release-style” techniques, and some joint mobilization techniques.
You can decide which treatment technique is your favorite!
I hope this video helps you reduce the pain and tension in your neck and helps you reduce your headaches!
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