Physical Therapy Clinic Spokane Blog
How to Avoid Back Pain, Neck Pain & Headaches While Flying (part 1 of 2)
Earlier this week, as I was returning to Spokane from sunny Orlando, I had plenty of time to do some thinking…
And as I was looking at the people around me, it occurred to me how painful flying can be for some people.
Between the uncomfortable chairs, the prolonged sitting, and the awkward neck posture, it’s easy to see how flying can be so hard on your body.
This led to the inspiration for today’s video, which includes 8 tips to help you reduce back pain, neck pain and headaches while flying.
3 Steps to Maintain Balance & Avoid a Fall
While there are multiple factors that affect your ability to maintain your balance and prevent a fall, it’s nice to look at the bigger picture before diving into the details.
And when it comes to maintaing balance, you can basically break it down into 3 things that you must do:
Sense your balance in relationship to your environment
Process this information via your brain
Respond and make necessary corrections
Each step involves various factors, which I’ll cover briefly in today’s video.
Sacro-Iliac Joint (SIJ) Pain – 3 Steps to Pain Relief
Sacro-iliac joint (SIJ) pain is the third most common cause of lower back pain and sciatica that we see in the clinic (behind bulging discs and degenerative changes).
In today’s video, I’ll tell you our 3-step approach to helping people eliminate this type of pain.
The 3 steps include:
– Align the Pelvis
– Improve Strength
– Eliminate Bad Habits
This approach is very effective for treating SIJ pain, which is often overlooked by doctors and therapists.
So if you think you have SIJ pain, and you’re to learn how to get rid of it for good, I think you’ll like this video!
Top 3 Exercises for Degenerative Back Pain & Sciatica (Stenosis, DJD and DDD)
Degenerative changes in your back are one of the 2 most common causes of back pain and sciatica, especially in older adults.
This includes things like degenerative disc disease (DDD), degenerative joint disease (DJD) and other terms like “stenosis” that you might read on an x-ray or MRI report.
Top 3 Exercises for Sacro-Iliac Joint (SIJ) Pain (plus video)
This is the 3rd blog/video in this series about SIJ pain.
The first 2 videos included the self-test for SIJ pain (under the “Top 3 Causes of Back Pain & Sciatica” blog), and the 3-step treatment approach to SIJ Pain.
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