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Viscoelasticity: The Hidden Ingredient Most of us have experienced a painful bout of low back pain brought on by a seemingly innocuous movement such as bending over to pick up a pencil or a dropped set of keys. These painful episodes may last a couple of days or be more severe and last more than a week. We're left wondering, "What exactly happened?" After all, we weren't trying to pick up a 100-pound crate. When our chiropractor asks what caused the problem we say, "I don'

Core training is a no-longer-new catchphrase on the fitness landscape. The concept of core fitness, by now, has been promoted by every Pilates school, yoga center, and chain of fitness clubs around the world. Many doctors, including chiropractors, physiatrists, orthopedists, and even cardiologists, emphasize the importance of core training with their patients. Practically every physical therapist and personal trainer has learned a variety of core exercises to use with their

If you've been following our Upper Back Pain Series, we've talked about that frustrating burning feeling between the shoulder blades and why upper-back and neck discomfort can sometimes show up together. Now let's talk about something you can do today: MOVE. When your upper back feels tight and stiff, your first instinct may be to stay still. But for many people, gentle movement and stretching can help improve mobility and ease muscle tension. Exercises such as shoulder roll

You're getting ready to launch your new business. And, being a savvy entrepreneur, you've been spending a lot of time doing research on the Internet. Entering searches, following links, cutting-and-pasting, typing, mouse-clicking, dragging-and-dropping. By the time you're ready to "go live" you've begun to notice a dull ache in your wrist (the one that does most of the mouse-ing). There's an annoying tingling sensation in your thumb and the tendons in your forearm hurt whene

Have you ever felt a burning or aching sensation between your shoulder blades that seems almost impossible to reach? You stretch. You roll your shoulders. Maybe you ask someone to massage the spot—but the discomfort keeps coming back. You're not alone. Burning between shoulder blades The area between your shoulder blades works hard throughout the day. Working at a computer, driving, cooking, reading, reaching forward, or spending hours on your phone can keep the muscles of

Sometimes the burning between your shoulder blades doesn't stay there. Your neck starts feeling tight or sore, your shoulders feel heavy, and suddenly something as simple as sitting at your desk becomes uncomfortable. Sound familiar? Pain between shoulder blade, Upper back pain, headaches, Your neck, upper back, and shoulder blades are closely connected. They work together when you turn your head, move your arms, reach, lift, and even when you simply sit and look at a scree