May is National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month, yet for the 44 million Americans at risk for osteoporosis, many are often unaware that they have the disease until they fracture a bone. Imagine experiencing back pain so severe that daily activities such as walking, climbing stairs or grocery shopping are no longer possible. For Nancy Zacherl and many of the…
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Your Spinal Contour And Good Posture
Spinal contour Either you are sitting, standing, working, sleeping or relaxing; your back spine is most comfortable in what is called a neutral posture. The neutral posture is a position about halfway between full bending and arching. Your neutral back spine has three natural curves: the inward curve at the neck (cervical lordosis), the outward curve at the upper back…
Low Back Pain Affecting Your Life And Work
The low back pain is the second most common ailment affecting 80% of the general United States population at some point in life. The pain may either be acute or chronic and is usually caused by a variety of diseases and disorders of the lumbar spine. Low Back pain is usually accompanied by sciatica. Sciatica is a pain that involves…
Cervical Radiculopathy Diagnosing A Pinched Nerve In The Neck
When a nerve is pinched in the neck’s spinal column, pain can be such a prominent symptom that more subtle, but diagnostic, aspects are overlooked. By way of background, the spinal cord in the neck is connected to the nerves of the arms through pairs of spinal nerves. These spinal nerves, also known as roots or “radicles,” transmit incoming messages…
Self Defence 2 Life Style Exercise
I want to stay alive! Do you? Mugging! Rape! Hooligans! Yobs! Cholesterol! Circulation! Diabetes! Progressive Joint stiffness! Family genetic factors! You name it! Few diseases of developing age can be prevented. But many – so many indeed – can be modified and risks so much reduced. There are many lines to follow. Above all – the focus of this article…