Wellness 4 Life: April 2013

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April 2013

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

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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

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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.

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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.

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Neck Anatomy: Muscles that Make Up the Neck

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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.