You can listen to the Retrain Back Pain Podcast recording of this topic here
After reading the subject line of this article, you might be wondering, "What does accounting have to do with back pain and moving the way I love to move?!"
It's is not all about exercise do's and don'ts
Doing some...
Chances are that if your back (or any other body part) hurts, you’ve got some inflammation happening.
When working well, inflammation is a wonderful, natural process that helps your body to heal injuries.
If inflammation sticks around for too long or when your inflammatory system becomes...
I was recently speaking with one of my 1:1 clients about inflammation when she stopped me mid-sentence to insist that she definitely doesn't have inflammation because when she "gets a cut, it heals quickly".
SO NOT SO!
Inflammation is actually referred to as The Silent Killer...
Inflammation...
How can you stop your back from hurting if you can’t stop hurting your back?
The number one way to stop your back from hurting is to stop hurting your back.
I don't mean to sound smug, but you know, sometimes the simplest things can have really profound effects
I catch many...
Reprinted, with permission, from my Australian colleague, Dr. Andrew Locke.
Dr. Andrew's response to the question "Does posture matter?" was intended for the professionals spewing nonsense all over social media on this topic.
Instead of re-writing the whole shebang, I've just added a few [notes...
Did you know that gravity causes your spine to compress by about fifteen percent during the day?
Did you also know that sitting is notably more compressive for your vertebral column than standing or reclining?
This is generally good to know, but what can you do about it??
Besides...
Have you ever had an ache or a pain that wouldn't go away? Or when it does, it seems to reappear in a different part of the body? Sometimes it hops from one side of the body to the other.
One of the issues I see with current back pain treatment is that it's largely "mechanistic", going after the...
My friend and colleague, Dr. Jerome Fryer, in British Columbia has conducted a pilot study on loading and unloading the spine using a seated spinal decompression technique. He has graciously given me permission to reprint (and reword) one of his recent blog articles, relating to his...
I don't flash my credentials around much. But it might be helpful to lay out the groundwork for where I'm coming from in order to understand why Retrain Back Pain is proving to be so successful.
I've been working in nutrition and therapeutic fitness for twenty-two years. I may have met some of...
There's lots to be grateful for having gotten this far in a well-lived life!
Besides irreplaceable experiences and new friendships, many of the adventures, travels and sports you've enjoyed over the years may have also resulted in a few injuries. Am I right?
If you feel like you’re in a...
Is there anything worse than being in pain and having to run around, trying to find someone who can help you figure out why you're in pain?!
The fact that so many people are struggling at navigating the same healthcare maze for back pain drives me bonkers. It's like we are all...
THIS IS YOUR BACK! Isn't it beautiful?
You see all those muscles back there?
While strengthening your core is important, please seize the opportunity to also train all these other muscles which form the “myofascial scaffolding” for your spine.
That is all.
xo Dinneen
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