As you walk, play, and work, you are probably not thinking about how and what your body is doing to allow you to move from point A to B. We are too busy living life and doing what needs to be done for that day. You may pause or begin to pay more attention to your body when your daily … Read More
How to Tell if You Have Thyroid Problems Related With Your Neck Pain
Pain is complex. If pain was simple, our country would not be in an opioid epidemic with pain addiction being on the rise. When you add hormones to the holistic big picture, it truly makes a medical practitioner have to look at you as an individual to make the best choice for you. Our saying is that your body works … Read More
Foods That Help Back Pain
Back pain is the most common muscle and joint condition that deprives many people of feeling and moving like their best. As modern medicine is improving with precise surgical techniques and advanced diagnostic tools, back pain is still on the rise. Digestion disorder is on the rise as society is relying on quick nutrient lacking food options, high-stress lifestyle, and jam-packed flavors … Read More
4 Factors Causing Your Neck Pain From Running and 10 Practical Tips
Neck pain from running is not as common as back pain, runner’s knee, or any other forms of tendinitis and bursitis. This does not mean that it is not as serious and should not be pushed through. As a Holistic Spine and Sports Medicine Physical Therapist trained in making sense of injuries in relation to how you move, running is … Read More
3 Problems With Yoga Neck Stretches and 3 Fixes (Part 2)
Neck pain can be worse than back pain for some people. In a modern society where you have to look down and turn your head to drive, it annoyingly reminds us of the sharp neck pain. As a Holistic Spine and Sports Medicine Physical Therapy clinic, we believe that neck pain is rarely an issue alone, but an underlying compensation … Read More
How to safely do yoga when dealing with neck pain (Part 1)
The medical community is recognizing the power of yoga as a medium to enhance mobility and muscle flexibility.  Consumer Report magazine recently endorsed yoga as a proven alternative to back pain relief. When it comes to neck pain relief, as a Spine and Sports Medicine Physical Therapy clinic in Long Beach, we realize that our medical colleagues and doctors are slow to … Read More
Common confusion around back brace for posture correction or back pain relief
To brace or not to brace?  When you are experiencing low back pain, an easy solution is to pick up a back brace to support your spine. The theory makes sense as a back brace helps your spine from moving too much. When you are in pain, such as a lower back pain due to a muscle spasm or arthritis … Read More
3 Anti-inflammatory Foods That Help You to Sleep
Here is this month’s food that we are highlighting a specific topic of sleep. There are 3 foods that help you sleep better that you do not read about enough. If you noticed, we specifically chose fruits as they get no love when it comes to having the anti-inflammatory conversation. Fruits get a bad rap due to the high sugar content but do not let that fool you.
3 Tips on How to Get Better Sleep With Lower Back Pain
Sleeping is important. There are many conclusive studies that show how important sleeping is from anti-aging to injury recovery. The problem is that when you have lower back pain (this article will apply if you have neck or upper back tension and muscle spasms), there is no one size fit all answer to getting our beauty sleep. So what should … Read More
How to Tone Your Arms Safely While Having Back Pain
Many head to the gym to work out with a purpose of losing weight or to build muscle. If you are looking to shed fat and firm up your body (aka “tone up”), but have back pain, you are left guessing with a trial and error system. You either try a weight machine, hoping that it does not tease your … Read More