Posted in exercise, muscle pain, posture on Oct 27th, 2009
You can get pain in your shoulders, arms and hands when the muscles around your shoulders are “out of balance.” That means some areas of muscle are “tighter” than they should be and some areas are weaker. That is what causes pain. This video will show you two simple movements that you can do to [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 9th, 2009
If you have back pain, you’ve probably heard that you should do sit-ups. While strong abdominal (stomach) muscles are good, sit-ups can be not so good. Here’s why: Your abdomen is basically the “front of your back.” Some of the muscles that attach to your spine are actually accessible through your soft abdomen by a [...]
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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 [...]
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