Helping You Get Straight and Strong with Kathryn Merrow, The Pain Relief Coach
When back muscles are stretched a bit more than they like to be, they get crabby. They can get really crabby. Why? They are trying to tell you something. They are saying, “Help! I’m not happy! You are straining me! Stop it!” But what do we often do? > Take a couple of pills to [...]
Posted in back ache, exercise, posture, strength on Jun 6th, 2009
You were strong all over when you were an active little child. You used all of your muscles. But, now? You can become strong again at SimpleStrengthening.com.
Posted in back ache, exercise, head pain, headaches, pain, posture, strength on Oct 8th, 2008
You’ve heard about the benefits of weight-bearing exercise for strengthening your bones. Being straight and having a strong backside puts the pressure of being upright on your bones, where it belongs. That lets your bones become strong. And you can read about preventing osteoporosis with good posture (which you can create with the SimpleStrengthening exercises.) [...]
Posted in back ache, back pain, exercise, posture, strength on Oct 7th, 2008
Osteoporosis is not something we want to have. What we really want are strong, healthy bones. So, I’m going to tell you about the most common cause of osteoporosis. It’s really common to see people with their heads in front of their bodies. Sometimes their heads are really far ahead of their bodies. Not good. We were built [...]
Posted in back ache, back pain, exercise, posture, strength on Mar 19th, 2008
Here’s an easy, simple strengthening strategy to get long, strong torso muscles. We often fall into the habit of having a weak, collapsed forward posture. This simple strengthening tip will help you get tall, straight and strong. You can do this sitting and do this on your back in bed or on the floor. Lift your arms over [...]
Posted in back ache, back pain, pain, posture on Feb 24th, 2008
If I were to ask you what causes the pain between your shoulder blades, what would you say? Would you tell me the cause was stress? Overwork? Old age? Arthritis? Or from your nerves or bones? Would you be surprised if I told you that the cause was most likely…in most cases…muscles? But not any [...]
