Exercises for upper back pain
www.bodygeometry.net Relief from upper and lower back pain – find out what’s the root of your problem! I give some theory with a simple exercise you can do often to get some relief right away. For more info and videos, visit my site.
Expand the description and view the text of the steps for this how-to video. Check out Howcast for other do-it-yourself videos from chriscomfort and more videos in the Back Pain category. You can contribute too! Create your own DIY guide at www.howcast.com or produce your own Howcast spots with the Howcast Filmmakers Program at www.howcast.com If you work at a desk all day, you probably have poor posture… and if you have poor posture, you probably have upper back pain. This stretch can work out the kinks—just don’t hold back. To complete this How-To you will need: Comfortable clothes A large towel 2 large rubber bands A floor A 3- to 5-inch-diameter foam roller Step 1: Roll towel Fold the large towel in half lengthwise and roll it very tightly, creating a cylinder that’s 3-5 inches in diameter. Tip: Replace the rolled towel with a foam roller, a common and inexpensive physical therapy tool. Step 2: Place rubber band Place one rubber band around the rolled towel near each end to keep it tightly rolled. Step 3: Place on floor Place the rolled towel on the floor where you will lie so that it will be perpendicular to your body. Step 4: Lie on floor Lie on your back on the floor so the rolled towel is at the base of your shoulder blades. Your knees should be bent and your feet flat on the floor. Step 5: Cradle head Cradle your head by cupping the upper part of the back of your head in your interlaced fingers. Bring your elbows toward each other so that your arms are along …
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Tranquil Touch Announces Plans to Demo TheraPostion? at California Jam 2010
Tranquil Touch Announces Plans to Demo TheraPostion™ at California Jam 2010
San Clemente, CA (PRWEB) March 8, 2010
Tranquil Touch, LLC is excited to announce that a team of Tranquil Touch employees, and industry experts, will be attending the 2010 California Jam III to demonstrate the benefits of the TheraPostion™ Comfort System, the company’s flagship product.
The TheraPosition™ Comfort System is the first in a series of product launches set to come out of Tranquil Touch, LLC in the coming year. Founded in 2009, Tranquil Touch, LLC manufactures and distributes products that are designed to provide relief for those suffering from upper back pain, neck pain and other spinal stresses or strains. These products are distributed through chiropractors, physical therapists, and other healthcare professionals. The founders of Tranquil Touch, LLC have made it their mission to bring products to market that help people feel better.
California Jam is the largest chiropractic event in the United States. During the three day event attendees will hear from the foremost authorities in the chiropractic industry while learning about the latest innovations in techniques, treatments, and patient care. California Jam will be held March 12 through 14 at the beautiful Orange County Performing Arts Center in Costa Mesa, California. With an all-star lineup of speakers and an extensive list of attendees and exhibitors, California Jam III is set to bring together the best and the brightest in the industry.
“We are very excited to be demonstrating TheraPosition™ Comfort System at the 2010 California Jam,” said Mike Jones, Vice President. “We are incredibly proud of our product which has already brought significant relief to numerous users and we are enthusiastic about the incredible pace in which healthcare professionals are signing up as distributors. We look forward to exhibiting and demonstrating TheraPostion™ to the leaders of the chiropractic community at California Jam.”
The TheraPostion™ Comfort System converts an ordinary bed into a massage table, similar to your healthcare professional’s therapy table. This innovative system enables those suffering from upper back and/or neck pain and strain to experience neutral spine alignment, while in the comfort of their own bed. For millions suffering from neck and upper back pain, resting comfortably in one’s own bed, without pain, has posed a problem until TheraPostion™ Comfort System became available.
Tranquil Touch, LLC is currently establishing a network of healthcare professionals through whom they will distribute their line of products. TheraPosition™ is designed to be used at home, in conjunction with regular treatment regimes established by your healthcare professional. To sign up as a distributor or to learn more about the TheraPosition™ Comfort System, as well as future product releases from Tranquil Touch, LLC visit: http://www.therapostion.com.
About Tranquil Touch, LLC
Tranquil Touch was established in 2009. After years of work to bring their flagship product, the TheraPosition™ Comfort System to market, the founders of this young company reached their goal of creating a product that makes people feel better. This revolutionary product provides relief from neck and upper back pain through proper positioning of the spine, in the comfort of one’s bed, to optimize relief for a short rest or a full night’s sleep. With more innovations in the final stages of production, Tranquil Touch, LLC promises to continue to create revolutionary products that make people feel better for years to come.
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Information on Sciatica
What is Sciatica?
If you have lower back, hip or thigh pain it may be caused by sciatica. Sciatica is the name used for pain caused by your sciatic nerve. Your sciatic nerve runs from your spinal cord, to your buttocks and all the way down your legs to your feet. Your lower back pain can be caused by a herniated disk that is applying a constant pressure on your sciatic nerve. It can cause your muscles to have spasms, numbness, sharp stinging pain, and sometimes loss of movement of your legs. It can be quite painful if you suffer from any of the listed pains. Simple everyday tasks from walking to sitting can greatly alter the pain you feel.
Bed rest is often prescribed for sciatica although it is not clear there is any actual benefit to healing sciatica. However, some patients find the pain is so debilitating that movement is impossible. Bed rest with brief periods of gentle physical activity may be more effective. Some doctors prescribe specific exercises. A good bed with appropriate lumbar support, with a change in sleeping position eases the agony for some people. Lifting the knees, perhaps with a pillow, is immensely helpful.
Sciatica Pain Relief
Many people have found relief from their sciatica pain by consuming large amounts of potassium. Potassium can be found in many foods including bananas, potatoes, and oranges. It has been found that sciatica patients who consume postassium-rich foods experience less pain than those who do not eat foods rich in potassium.
Yet another natural technique to consider is chiropractic treatment, designed to adjust or manipulate your spine, thus enhancing function and reducing pain. A chiropractor may also perform some massage and stretch, to give you some relief from your lower back sciatica.
When walking it is important to always maintain proper posture. Walk upright with your head held upward. One way of teaching yourself the proper posture when walking is to get you back against a wall so that your head heels and your buttocks touch the wall and walk outwards maintaining that exact posture. When you sit it is good to remember to keep your thighs parallel with the floor and sit in an upward position and slouch back slightly. Sleeping is always one of the key ways to maintain a day free from lower back pain caused by sciatica. If you wake up pain free you are more likely to have a pain free day. The best way to sleep at night is by sleeping in fetal position with a pillow in between your knees.
All Natural Sciatica Relief
Also, another natural solution for lower back sciatica relief is to use Sciatol, readily found online, with many favorable reviews web-wide. This is a supplement consisting of all-natural ingredients that have been in use to support sciatic nerve, nervous system, and spinal health, for some time now. Six effective ingredients formulated by knowledgeable herbalists and scientists all work together to ease your discomfort and pain. Clinical research has shown that the nerves are soothed and some pressure relieved, that relaxation becomes more prevalent, and finally, inflammation and swelling becomes sharply reduced! So, start using sciatol today, to relieve your lower back sciatica, and to resume your daily life effectively, and with enjoyment!!
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