Running is Popular Endurance running is one of the most popular forms of exercise in the United States. A Timex survey reported nearly 75% of people in the U.S. run for exercise during a given two week period. Why is running so popular? Some would argue that it is something our bodies were fundamentally built […]
Self Treatments
Exercises for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
What is Lumbar Spinal Stenosis? Low back pain affects people of all ages and gender. Lumbar spinal stenosis a common cause of low back pain. It is the narrowing of the spinal canal and the space between the vertebrate that are occupied by the spinal nerves or spinal cord. In lumbar spinal stenosis, the nerve […]
Fibromyalgia Relief Part 2
Fibromyalgia is a “Muscle Malfunction” Last week I wrote about different treatments for fibromyalgia, click here. Although there is no known cure for fibromyalgia and many of the medications can have unpleasant side effects, there are many nondrug alternative fibromyalgia treatments available. Fibromyalgia pain is a result of muscle dysfunction. The treatments to manage fibromyalgia […]
De Quervain’s Tendonitis
What is de Quervain’s tendonitis? De Quervain’s (dih-kwer-VAINS) tendonitis (or de Quervain’s tenosynovitis) is inflammation of the sheath that covers the two tendons that help move the thumb. These tendons are located along the thumb-side of the wrist and when one overuses the wrist, it causes these two tendons to become inflamed. The main symptoms […]
Fibromyalgia Relief Part 1
What is Fibromyalgia? Fibromyalgia is a disorder that affects the muscle throughout the body and results in widespread muscle pain. The term fibromyalgia comes from the latin “Fibro” which means fiber, “my” stands for muscle and “algia” means pain. Fibromyalgia literally means Muscle Fiber Pain. Those with fibromyalgia describe it as a flu-like symptoms that […]
Yoga for Neck Pain Relief
Poor Posture Often Causes Neck Most of us will suffer from neck pain at one point or another in our lives. In fact, 20% of the adults in the United States suffer from chronic or persistent neck pain. Previously, I wrote about common causes of neck pain in my blog Neck Pain Relief. Poor posture is […]
