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Saturday, May 11, 2013

A Pillow with Many Uses in Bed

Today I want to Highlight the Bed Wedge Positioning Pillow. I personally used this foam pillow while I was on an extended period of bed rest for my pregnancy. This pillow is also great for post surgical procedures where you have to remain upright, and also for acid reflux. Here are three ways you can use the bed wedge:

Under Your Knees: Use for sleeping on your back
Under Your Upper Back, and Neck Area: Use for reclining
Behind Your Back: Use for sitting up in bed

Check it our here: The Mulit-Purpose Positioning Pillow: The Foam Bed Wedge

Posted on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at 11:18 AM in Back Pain, Good Sleep, Low Back Pain, Pain Relief Products | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Monday, May 06, 2013

Looking for Non Surgical Spinal Decompression in Your Area?

I was recently at a birthday party this past weekend where I met a pro athlete who was a former snow boarder. He told me how he had sustained injury to his neck, midback and lower back multiple times. He mentioned that chiropractic, physcial therapy and massage therapy were key in keeping him pain free now. Another therapy that he was a big fan of is non surgical spinal decompression. Non surgical spinal decompression is often for patients who suffer from a herniated or a bulging disc. This treatment can help treat symptoms in the neck, midback and lower back. Patients who suffer from sciatica, numbness and tingling, arthritis, neck pain, arm pain, and leg pain have been helped with this treatment.

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Looking for a Non Surgical Spinal Decompression Doctor for your Herniated disc?

Posted on Monday, May 06, 2013 at 05:17 PM in Back Pain, Low Back Pain, Neck Pain | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Friday, May 03, 2013

Not Sleeping Well At Night? Learn What May be the Culprit

Sleep is a very important function of our everyday life. We are supposed to be spending 1/3 of our lives doing it actually. If you are not sleeping well, then it can become something that causes you stress and it can in fact ruin the day ahead. So what the reasons you are not sleeping well? what the culprits for this? Here are some:

check your pillow
check your matress
check your bedroom surroundings
what are you doing right before going to bed
are you in some kind of pain (neck pain, back pain, headaches etc)
are you exercising during the day?

Just some things to think about. Read more about this here:

A Few Reasons Why You May Not Be Sleeping Well

Posted on Friday, May 03, 2013 at 07:13 AM in Good Sleep | Permalink | Comments (2)

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Wednesday, May 01, 2013

Keep Neck Pain Away by Doing Cervical Exercises and Keeping your Neck Loose

Stress in our daily lives can manifest itself in many ways. It can cause back pain, headaches, or even neck pain for some. It can cause a tightening of the neck muscles as well. One ways to keep our neck muscles loose and free is to do neck exercises regularly. Two other things you can do to keep your neck muscles loose is to use a heating pack around your neck and also to do muscle massage.

Check out our full article here on Squidoo:

Reducing Neck Pain and Discomfort by keeping Your Neck Muscles as Loose as Possible.

Posted on Wednesday, May 01, 2013 at 04:34 PM in Neck Pain | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Monday, April 22, 2013

Simple Tips to Have a Healthy Low Back

Low back pain affects many Americans Everyday. You cannot go to work, and you can do your activities of daily living. Here are some back pain stats* that might surprise you:

At any given time, 31 million americans will experience lower back pain
50 Billion Dollars Is spent on low back pain a year
Back pain is a major reason for missed days at work
Most times the reasons for back pain are mechanical in nature, not something serious
Experts say that about 80% of people will experience back pain sometimes in their life

If you knew how to keep your low back as healthy as possible would you take those steps? Because our back is so important and involved in so much of the activity that we do everyday, I think its worth to know some tips on how to keep a healthy back.

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No More Low Back Pain ! Simple Tips to Keep a Healthy Back

*Source: American Chiropractic Association

Posted on Monday, April 22, 2013 at 11:00 AM in Back Pain, Low Back Pain | Permalink | Comments (1)

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Friday, April 19, 2013

Stretch the Trapezius Muscles: Get Relief from Upper Back and Neck

Do you know about a large diamond shaped muscle called the trapezius muscle? Its a large superficial muscle that extends from the neck to the midback area. Shoulder movement is one function of the trapezius. When you throw a ball, its the trapezius muscle that is working in addition to other muscles. The trapezius muscle also plays a role in neck pain and upper back pain. In more medical terminology, the trapezius muscle rotates, elevates, depresses and retracts the shoulder blade or scapula.

Read more about how to stretch the trapezius here:

How to Get Upper Back and Neck Pain Relief by Stretching the Trapezius Muscle

Posted on Friday, April 19, 2013 at 09:00 AM in Back Pain | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Monday, April 15, 2013

Nerve Pain? Try the Arc4life Traction Pillow.

Nerve Pain can be due to many different conditions such as a herniated disc, a bulging disc or even degeneration in the spine. Nerve pain can present as pain, stiffness, shooting pains, numbness and tingling and other sensations. Here is an article about a great pillow that will work for nerve pain in the neck and upper back area.

Check out Our Article Here: Nerve Pain in Your Neck... The #1 Neck Pillow For Dealing with Neck Pain

Posted on Monday, April 15, 2013 at 11:00 PM in Neck Pain, Neck Pillows, Pain Relief Products | Permalink | Comments (1)

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Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Consider using a Low Back Pillow for Prevention of Lower Back Discomfort.

If you do a lot of sitting during the day or perhaps for your job, then a low back pillow may interest you. Whether you are a truck driver, limosine driver or maybe you work at a call center- sitting may be a major part of your job. You may even have constant low back pain, back stiffness, muscle pain or poor posture because you sit for a better part of the day. One solution for this is to use a special low back pillow that will help promote good lumbar posture.

Sunday, April 07, 2013

What are the Muscles that Make up the Neck?

What are the muscles that make up the neck and surrounding areas: You might or might know a few: the cervical paraspinals, the scalene muscles, the suboccipitals, the levator scapulae just to name a few. If you are suffer from neck pain, or stiff neck and are not able to turn your head a certain way, this information can be important to you. Knowing how to stretch and strengthen the neck muscles is very important.

Check out our article here:

Neck Anatomy: Muscles that Make Up the Neck

Posted on Sunday, April 07, 2013 at 06:21 PM in Exercise, Neck Pain, Posture | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Thursday, April 04, 2013

Do you have a A Straight Neck? aka Military Neck

Our neck if looking at it from the side and through an x-ray, should be a C Shaped curve. This C Shape curve is very important for proper neck posture. If someone has been diagnosed with a military spine it means that they have lost the proper c curve in their cervical spine. One way to treat this at home is through neck traction, or stretching. Read our article below on how to treat a military neck.