Back Off: Advice and Exercises For Lessening Back Pain
October 3, 2018
Sometimes you can just feel it creeping up: the gradual tightening and pulling that alerts you trouble is brewing in your lower back. While few of us avoid back pain as we get older, it’s also true that many of us aren’t as vigilant as we should be in doing…
Have A Seat: You Need To Learn How To Sit In Order To Save Your Back
August 16, 2018
You already know that sitting is considered “the new smoking,” i.e., harmful to your health and something you need to avoid doing. But it’s not just how long you sit that’s the problem. It turns out it’s the way that you sit that may be causing your back or neck…
Heads Up: New Research About Migraines And Treatments
May 14, 2018
Virtually everyone has had a bad headache at some point: the pounding and pressure in your head that can leave you in pain and wondering what you did to bring it on. If you’re lucky, the pain subsides in a short period of time and you move on. Sometimes the…
Walk The Walk: Why Your Legs Hurt And What You Can Do For Relief
May 14, 2018
We all know that exercise is essential to staying healthy as we age, and that walking is among the best activities to take up- the price is right, the equipment is minimal and you can do it no matter where you are. However, for many of us, either arthritic knees…
Are You A Hips-ter? Bending From The Hips To Save The Spine
February 27, 2018
Raise your hand if you think twice these days before bending over to pick up something you’ve dropped. For all too many of us, pain that emanates from the spine or back often means that bending over is a complex or uncomfortable task. Well, it turns out that over the course…
Blowing Smoke: Growing Old In The Age Of Marijuana Legalization
October 12, 2017
As more states vote to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, there will inevitably be more people reaching to light up- either for the relaxation or hallucinatory effects, or, more and more, for the pain relief that can accompany marijuana use. There’s data that shows marijuana use in those 65…