Go Ahead and Shock Me

When I think of electrical stimulation I can’t help but think of the old Frankenstein movies. Yet electrical stimulation is used as one of the treatments for back therapy. Of course, it’s been given a long medical name which is Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation or TENS. It makes me want to ask which came first [...]

Special Brain Delivery

A massage is a great way to deal with back pain that’s due to sore or stiff muscles. A good massage therapist can use a variety of techniques to relax tight muscles around the spine. Tight or strained muscles are the cause of many back aches and muscle spasms. A massage can soothe the tension [...]

An MRI Anyone?

It seems like every time I watch the news concerning healthy living updates I hear the acronym MRI. It’s treated in people’s mind like it’s an X-ray, but it really is something completely different. People with back pain often get an MRI when the doctor is trying to figure out what’s causing the problem. An [...]

Hot or Cold?

I get very confused about when to use ice packs or heating pads if muscles are sore. For a while I used only heat, because it’s a more comfortable temperature. I really don’t like the feeling of cold. Then I discovered that cold and heat serve two different purposes, and sometimes applying heat can make [...]

Getting Some Sleep Finally

I can be so hard to get a full night’s sleep with back pain. As expected, it hurts so much it becomes impossible to stay asleep even if you manage to fall asleep. Of course, trying to get out of bed with back pain just makes the whole experience worse.
There are some tips you can [...]