Neck, Back and Shoulder Stretch
Lie on a hard, flat surface with your arms outstretched to your sides. Hold for 30-60 seconds and allow your upper back, shoulders and neck to stretch.
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Stretches that Counter Inactivity
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Heat Can Help Back Pain Between Massage Treatments
Heat can help back pain by increasing blood flow, oxygen and nutrients to the tissues. Neuromuscular massage has the same effects. If you have back pain, use heat in between visits to your massage therapist.
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Keep Moving to Prevent Back Pain
Degenerative changes to the back are normal and almost always present after the age of 60. Most people never report significant pain. There are a few instances, however, that can cause significant back pain, including the loss of cartilage that allows the bones to rub against one another. Movement helps to guard against cartilage loss, and neuromuscular massage can help you keep moving.
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Muscle Strain is the Most Common Cause of Back Pain
Muscle strain from twisting, overuse or poor posture is the most common cause of back pain, especially lower back pain. If you are suffering from back pain, neuromuscular massage is a recommended therapy to help ease pain and restore movement.
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Stand Up and Move to Help Your Back
Often back pain is the result of poor posture and prolonged sitting. If you get up from your chair or desk every hour, just to walk for 5 minutes, you may find that your incidents of back pain will go down.
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Reasons to Drink Lemon Water #4
Your liver is the key to good digestion and adequate nutrition because the enzymes produced in the liver aid in the metabolism of proteins. The liver produces more enzymes from water with lemon than from any other food.
There are Times when You Must Consult a Doctor for Back Pain
There are a few instances in which consulting a doctor for back pain is absolutely necessary, including: sudden, severe pain without a history of falls or other trauma, weak or numb legs, or a loss of bladder or bowel control. These are all indications of something more serious than simple back pain.
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Massage may be Better for Your Back than Surgery
Often back pain is treated like a mechanic fixing a broken part. Studies are finding that regaining strength will not only speed recovery and lessen pain, but prevent future episodes of back pain. Neuromuscular massage is better at relieving pain, helping people regain mobility and regain strength than more conventional surgical methods, and without the side effects.
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Witch Hazel Soothes Sunburns
If you get a sunburn, apply witch hazel to the burned area. Witch hazel is a solution made with an extract from the leaves, twig and bark of the Hamamelis plant, that has strong antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects that are soothing and cooling to sunburned skin.
Reasons to Drink Lemon Water #3
Warm water with lemon contains citric acid which interacts with other enzymes and acids which easily stimulate the secretion of gastric juice thereby aiding digestion.
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