Causes of Chest and Upper Back Pain

Sudden chest and upper back pain can be extremely frightening because most people believe that, when this occurs, they are having a heart attack. It often begins in the back and feels like someone is sticking a sword through your chest cavity. The most common causes...

Conquering the Pain Beast with Exercises for Lower Back Pain

When you have lower back pain it can feel as if you’re carrying around a beast that won’t let go. Sitting, twisting, bending and even walking can be difficult and as a result, it’s tempting to reduce the level of activity. Unfortunately that’s the worst thing...

Finding the Best Chronic Back Pain Relief

If you have been suffering from chronic back pain, you are probably at your wit’s end looking for some sort of chronic back pain relief that will last. There are different types of treatment for this type of pain, but they may not all be right for you. If you...

Doing an About Face with Low Back Pain

Almost everyone experiences low back pain at some time in their life, and usually it’s more than once. Pain in the lower back can happen to anyone at any age for a variety of reasons. * Bulging disc * Herniated disc * Osteoporosis * Arthritis * Degenerative disc...

Physical Therapy Management for Low Back Pain

One of the first things physical therapy management for low back pain requires is that you stay active and not hunker down into your bed for days and weeks on end. This is despite the pain you are in. Physical therapy management for low back pain is a long and...