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Monday, May 27, 2013

What does a herniated disc look like? and What Does it feel like?

In between each of the bones our spine, there is a sponge like material called a disc. When the disc goes out of its proper alignment, pressure is put onto the nerves, called a disc bulge or a disc herniation.

When this happens and depending on the level that is affected, there are certain things that we are going to notice. First we might notice pain. For example, if the disc herniation is in the cervical spine, we may notice neck pain. We also may notice a loss of range of motion and muscle tightening that occurs. Also there may be muscle weakness, numbness and tingling, shooting pains, reflex changes and a change of sensation along the nerve root that is affected.

Continue reading more here at: Herniated Disk in the Neck

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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

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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.

Check Out our list of Doctors who have this revolutionary treatment in their offices across the USA:

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

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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

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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.